Silvia M Bello
Biographic Data
| ID | 104081 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia M Bello |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia M |
| FAMILY NAME | Bello |
| SIGNATURE | BELLO S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Natural History Museum |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3777-7887 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 787 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 13 |
Expanding the perspective on the environment-human nexus in the Quaternary
The newly uncovered Madura Strait fossil assemblage and its role in Pleistocene hominin dispersals in Southeast Asia
Two years of Quaternary Environments and Humans: Achievements, directions, and new challenges
The Archaeology of Cannibalism: A Review of the Taphonomic Traits Associated with Survival and Ritualistic Cannibalism
Taphonomic studies of osteoarchaeological human assemblages have mainly focused on establishing recognisable markers that allow us to discriminate between humanly induced modifications from natural causes, or how to differentiate cannibalism from secondary burial. Less attention has been dedicated to recognise specific taphonomic patterns associated with the different motivations for cannibalism. In this paper, I present a review of archaeologica…
Cut from the same cloth? Comparing Neanderthal processing of faunal resources at Amud and Kebara caves (Israel) through cut-marks analyses
Amud and Kebara caves (northern Israel) are two broadly contemporaneous Middle Paleolithic sites dated to ca. 70–50 Ka BP, both located in the Mediterranean realm of the southern Levant. Neanderthal occupations at these sites are represented by considerable amounts of lithic artifacts, combustion features and abundant faunal material as well as human remains. As similar mammalian taxonomic distributions were observed in these two Neanderthal cave…
Years of exploration and research at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK)
Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered faunal remains. A particularly intriguing aspect of the human remains is the evidence of butchery, …
Non-masticatory striations on human teeth from the British Upper Palaeolithic to the Neolithic
Non-masticatory labial striations on human anterior teeth are a form of cultural dental wear well recorded throughout the Pleistocene, which has been interpreted as resulting from the use of the mouth as a ‘third hand’ when processing different materials during daily activities, such as cutting meat or working hides with stone tools. Non-masticatory scratches have also been reported on the buccal surface of molars and premolars, although at a far…
Taphonomic Approach to the Interpretation of Isolated Human Skulls: Distinguishing Natural from Intentional Deposition
The human cranium is probably the most common single anatomical element manipulated after the death of the individual. However, it is not uncommon to find isolated crania for which it is difficult to unequivocally determine the nature of the deposition, either intentional or natural. In order to establish whether naturally deposited and intentionally deposited skulls are characterised by different taphonomic patterns, we evaluated the state of pr…
Taphonomic approaches to distinguish chewing damage from knapping marks in Palaeolithic faunal assemblages
The imprint of human actions on mammal remains from archaeological sites is often fragmented and attenuated due to post-mortem processes, which add to the challenge of distinguishing human from natural modifications in faunal assemblages. Identifying minimally-worked bone tools poses a particular challenge when they are mixed with bones that have been modified by other agents. Bones, antlers and teeth used as hammers or pressure-flakers in flint-…
Making skull cups: Butchering traces on cannibalised human skulls from five European archaeological sites
Bone taphonomy inside and out: Application of 3-dimensional microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and micro-computed tomography to the study of humanly modified faunal assemblages
Investigating the use of Paleolithic perforated batons: New evidence from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK)
Perforated batons, usually made from a segment of antler and formed of a sub-cylindrical shaft and at least one perforation, have been documented across Europe from sites throughout the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic. The function of perforated batons is still debated. We present here three Magdalenian perforated batons from the site of Gough’s Cave (Somerset, UK); these are unique to Britain and represent an important northern example of this …
Cut mark micro-morphometrics associated with the stage of carcass decay: A pilot study using three-dimensional microscopy
A new Later Upper Palaeolithic open-air site with articulated horse bone in the Colne Valley, Berkshire
The end of the last Ice Age in Britain (c. 11500 BP) created major disruption to the biosphere. Open habitats were succeeded by more wooded landscapes, and changes occurred to the fauna following the abrupt disappearance of typical glacial herd species, such as reindeer and horse (Conneller & Higham 2015). Understanding the impact of these changes on humans and how quickly they were able to adapt may soon become clearer, due to recent discoveries…
Cutting decaying bodies: Micro-morphometric analysis of cut-marks on Mesolithic-Neolithic human remains from Lepenski Vir and Vlasac, Serbia
A newly discovered antler flint-knapping hammer and the question of their rarity in the Palaeolithic archaeological record: Reality or bias
Cannibalism versus funerary defleshing and disarticulation after a period of decay: Comparisons of bone modifications from four prehistoric sites
A distinction between cannibalism and secondary treatment of human bodies can be made based on frequency, distribution and micromorphometric characteristics of cut marks
An Engraved Human Bone from the Mesolithic–Neolithic Site of Lepenski Vir (Serbia)
Post-mortem manipulations of the body were common at Mesolithic–Neolithic sites along the Danube River. During assessment of disarticulated human remains from Lepenski Vir, an unusual set of incisions (notches) were observed on the diaphysis of a human left radius along with a few cut-marks. Very few studies have attempted to distinguish clearly the characteristics of these modifications. All incisions were examined using a Scanning Electron Micr…
Upper Palaeolithic ritualistic cannibalism at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK): The human remains from head to toe
Lower Paleolithic bone tools from the 'Spear Horizon' at Schöningen (Germany)
A Cut-marked and Fractured Mesolithic Human Bone from Kent's Cavern, Devon, UK
An isolated adult human ulna fragment recovered from the 'black mould' layer of Kent's Cavern by William Pengelly in 1866 exhibits a series of stone tool cut marks. The specimen has been directly AMS14C-dated to 7314-7075 calbc(OxA-20588: 8185 ± 38bp) and may be from the same individual as a maxilla fragment dated to the same period. The cut marks are located on the olecranon process, in a position indicative of dismemberment, whereas the fractur…
Sir Arthur Keith's Legacy: Re-discovering a lost collection of human fossils
Investigating experimental knapping damage on an antler hammer: A pilot-study using high-resolution imaging and analytical techniques
Application of 3-dimensional microscopy and micro-CT scanning to the analysis of Magdalenian portable art on bone and antler
When Neanderthals used cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) remains: Bone retouchers from unit 5 of Scladina Cave (Belgium)
A new method for the quantitative analysis of cutmark micromorphology
Quantitative micromorphological analyses of cut marks produced by ancient and modern handaxes
Lower Paleolithic bone tools from the 'Spear Horizon' at Schöningen (Germany)
When Neanderthals used cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) remains: Bone retouchers from unit 5 of Scladina Cave (Belgium)
Application of 3-dimensional microscopy and micro-CT scanning to the analysis of Magdalenian portable art on bone and antler
Upper Palaeolithic ritualistic cannibalism at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK): The human remains from head to toe
Age and sex bias in the reconstruction of past population structures
Palaeodemographical studies are founded on the assumption that the sex and age distribution of the skeletal sample reflects the constitution of the original population. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that the type and amount of information that may be derived from osteoarchaeological collections are related to the state of preservation of remains. This work proposes a new method to evaluate bone preservation, to identify age and sex …
Two hominin incisor teeth from the middle Pleistocene site of Boxgrove, Sussex, England
Cannibalism versus funerary defleshing and disarticulation after a period of decay: Comparisons of bone modifications from four prehistoric sites
A distinction between cannibalism and secondary treatment of human bodies can be made based on frequency, distribution and micromorphometric characteristics of cut marks
Bone taphonomy inside and out: Application of 3-dimensional microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and micro-computed tomography to the study of humanly modified faunal assemblages
Investigating experimental knapping damage on an antler hammer: A pilot-study using high-resolution imaging and analytical techniques
A newly discovered antler flint-knapping hammer and the question of their rarity in the Palaeolithic archaeological record: Reality or bias
A Cut-marked and Fractured Mesolithic Human Bone from Kent's Cavern, Devon, UK
An isolated adult human ulna fragment recovered from the 'black mould' layer of Kent's Cavern by William Pengelly in 1866 exhibits a series of stone tool cut marks. The specimen has been directly AMS14C-dated to 7314-7075 calbc(OxA-20588: 8185 ± 38bp) and may be from the same individual as a maxilla fragment dated to the same period. The cut marks are located on the olecranon process, in a position indicative of dismemberment, whereas the fractur…
Investigating the use of Paleolithic perforated batons: New evidence from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK)
Perforated batons, usually made from a segment of antler and formed of a sub-cylindrical shaft and at least one perforation, have been documented across Europe from sites throughout the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic. The function of perforated batons is still debated. We present here three Magdalenian perforated batons from the site of Gough’s Cave (Somerset, UK); these are unique to Britain and represent an important northern example of this …
Les processus de conservation différentielle du squelette des individus immatures: Implications sur les reconstitutions paléodémographiques
Bone remains in osteological collections are not a reflection of a living population, only a sample of the original population. Differential states of preservation related to the individuals’ age can result in under-representation of certain categories (especially very young children). Such under-representation produces a bias in the reconstruction of past populations.The present anthropological study was carried out on 341 skeletons from three m…
Making skull cups: Butchering traces on cannibalised human skulls from five European archaeological sites
Iberomaurusian funerary behaviour: Evidence from Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt, Morocco
Cutting decaying bodies: Micro-morphometric analysis of cut-marks on Mesolithic-Neolithic human remains from Lepenski Vir and Vlasac, Serbia
Lost and found: The remarkable curatorial history of one of the earliest discoveries of Palaeolithic portable art
Reassessment of archives, early publications and the auditing of museum collections have often led to the discovery or rediscovery of long-forgotten specimens (e.g. Hollmann et at. 1986: 330; Fainer & Man-Estier 2011: 506, 520). The combination of initial poor recognition, insufcient scientic analysis and inadequate storage conditions, can cause the loss to science of important archaeological specimens. New analytical techniques may allow reconsi…
Taphonomic Approach to the Interpretation of Isolated Human Skulls: Distinguishing Natural from Intentional Deposition
The human cranium is probably the most common single anatomical element manipulated after the death of the individual. However, it is not uncommon to find isolated crania for which it is difficult to unequivocally determine the nature of the deposition, either intentional or natural. In order to establish whether naturally deposited and intentionally deposited skulls are characterised by different taphonomic patterns, we evaluated the state of pr…
Taphonomic approaches to distinguish chewing damage from knapping marks in Palaeolithic faunal assemblages
The imprint of human actions on mammal remains from archaeological sites is often fragmented and attenuated due to post-mortem processes, which add to the challenge of distinguishing human from natural modifications in faunal assemblages. Identifying minimally-worked bone tools poses a particular challenge when they are mixed with bones that have been modified by other agents. Bones, antlers and teeth used as hammers or pressure-flakers in flint-…
Cut mark micro-morphometrics associated with the stage of carcass decay: A pilot study using three-dimensional microscopy
An Engraved Human Bone from the Mesolithic–Neolithic Site of Lepenski Vir (Serbia)
Post-mortem manipulations of the body were common at Mesolithic–Neolithic sites along the Danube River. During assessment of disarticulated human remains from Lepenski Vir, an unusual set of incisions (notches) were observed on the diaphysis of a human left radius along with a few cut-marks. Very few studies have attempted to distinguish clearly the characteristics of these modifications. All incisions were examined using a Scanning Electron Micr…
A new Later Upper Palaeolithic open-air site with articulated horse bone in the Colne Valley, Berkshire
The end of the last Ice Age in Britain (c. 11500 BP) created major disruption to the biosphere. Open habitats were succeeded by more wooded landscapes, and changes occurred to the fauna following the abrupt disappearance of typical glacial herd species, such as reindeer and horse (Conneller & Higham 2015). Understanding the impact of these changes on humans and how quickly they were able to adapt may soon become clearer, due to recent discoveries…
La irracionalidad y el auto-engaño
In this paper I have tried to present what seem to me the main problems to be confronted in explaining the formation of motivated, irrational beliefs, and the most important recent contributions to a solution of such problems. First, I make some classifications and present some important features of the different cases of motivated irrational belief formation. After expounding the problems and the central points that stand in need of explanation,…
Accouchements et mortalité maternelle à ? Hôtel-Dieu de Marseille au milieu du XIXe siècle
Boetsch Gilles, Rabino-Massa Emma, Bello Silvia. Accouchements et mortalité maternelle à ? Hôtel-Dieu de Marseille au milieu du XIXe siècle. In: Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, Nouvelle Série. Tome 10 fascicule 3-4, 1998. pp. 425-441
Les processus de conservation différentielle du squelette des individus immatures: Implications sur les reconstitutions paléodémographiques
Bone remains in osteological collections are not a reflection of a living population, only a sample of the original population. Differential states of preservation related to the individuals’ age can result in under-representation of certain categories (especially very young children). Such under-representation produces a bias in the reconstruction of past populations.The present anthropological study was carried out on 341 skeletons from three m…
Age and sex bias in the reconstruction of past population structures
Palaeodemographical studies are founded on the assumption that the sex and age distribution of the skeletal sample reflects the constitution of the original population. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that the type and amount of information that may be derived from osteoarchaeological collections are related to the state of preservation of remains. This work proposes a new method to evaluate bone preservation, to identify age and sex …
A new method for the quantitative analysis of cutmark micromorphology
Quantitative micromorphological analyses of cut marks produced by ancient and modern handaxes
Two hominin incisor teeth from the middle Pleistocene site of Boxgrove, Sussex, England
New Results from the Examination of Cut-Marks Using Three-Dimensional Imaging
Sex Differences in Infant Mortality in Spitalfields, London, 1750–1839
This study examines sex differences in infant mortality in Spitalfields, London, and the estimated contribution of endogenous and exogenous factors to neonatal and infant mortality using the biometric model from 1750 to 1839. There was a marked decline in the risk of death during infancy and the neonatal period for both sexes during the study period. There was significant excess male infant mortality compared with that of females in the 1750–59 c…
Iberomaurusian funerary behaviour: Evidence from Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt, Morocco
Investigating experimental knapping damage on an antler hammer: A pilot-study using high-resolution imaging and analytical techniques
Application of 3-dimensional microscopy and micro-CT scanning to the analysis of Magdalenian portable art on bone and antler
When Neanderthals used cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) remains: Bone retouchers from unit 5 of Scladina Cave (Belgium)
Lost and found: The remarkable curatorial history of one of the earliest discoveries of Palaeolithic portable art
Reassessment of archives, early publications and the auditing of museum collections have often led to the discovery or rediscovery of long-forgotten specimens (e.g. Hollmann et at. 1986: 330; Fainer & Man-Estier 2011: 506, 520). The combination of initial poor recognition, insufcient scientic analysis and inadequate storage conditions, can cause the loss to science of important archaeological specimens. New analytical techniques may allow reconsi…
Sir Arthur Keith's Legacy: Re-discovering a lost collection of human fossils
Upper Palaeolithic ritualistic cannibalism at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK): The human remains from head to toe
Lower Paleolithic bone tools from the 'Spear Horizon' at Schöningen (Germany)
A Cut-marked and Fractured Mesolithic Human Bone from Kent's Cavern, Devon, UK
An isolated adult human ulna fragment recovered from the 'black mould' layer of Kent's Cavern by William Pengelly in 1866 exhibits a series of stone tool cut marks. The specimen has been directly AMS14C-dated to 7314-7075 calbc(OxA-20588: 8185 ± 38bp) and may be from the same individual as a maxilla fragment dated to the same period. The cut marks are located on the olecranon process, in a position indicative of dismemberment, whereas the fractur…
Cutting decaying bodies: Micro-morphometric analysis of cut-marks on Mesolithic-Neolithic human remains from Lepenski Vir and Vlasac, Serbia
A newly discovered antler flint-knapping hammer and the question of their rarity in the Palaeolithic archaeological record: Reality or bias
Cannibalism versus funerary defleshing and disarticulation after a period of decay: Comparisons of bone modifications from four prehistoric sites
A distinction between cannibalism and secondary treatment of human bodies can be made based on frequency, distribution and micromorphometric characteristics of cut marks
An Engraved Human Bone from the Mesolithic–Neolithic Site of Lepenski Vir (Serbia)
Post-mortem manipulations of the body were common at Mesolithic–Neolithic sites along the Danube River. During assessment of disarticulated human remains from Lepenski Vir, an unusual set of incisions (notches) were observed on the diaphysis of a human left radius along with a few cut-marks. Very few studies have attempted to distinguish clearly the characteristics of these modifications. All incisions were examined using a Scanning Electron Micr…
A new Later Upper Palaeolithic open-air site with articulated horse bone in the Colne Valley, Berkshire
The end of the last Ice Age in Britain (c. 11500 BP) created major disruption to the biosphere. Open habitats were succeeded by more wooded landscapes, and changes occurred to the fauna following the abrupt disappearance of typical glacial herd species, such as reindeer and horse (Conneller & Higham 2015). Understanding the impact of these changes on humans and how quickly they were able to adapt may soon become clearer, due to recent discoveries…
Cut mark micro-morphometrics associated with the stage of carcass decay: A pilot study using three-dimensional microscopy
Bone taphonomy inside and out: Application of 3-dimensional microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and micro-computed tomography to the study of humanly modified faunal assemblages
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