Robert R Paine
Biographic Data
| ID | 105212 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert R Paine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert R |
| FAMILY NAME | Paine |
| SIGNATURE | PAINE R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 103 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
A Longobard osteobiography. A multi-proxy life history of an elderly woman from Castel Trosino (Italy)
The Longobard cemetery of Castel Trosino (Central Italy, c. 6th-8th CE) was excavated at the end of the 19th century, with more than two hundred burials recovered. Currently only 19 crania and a few mandibles are preserved. Among these crania, a case of trepanation is documented on an elderly woman (c. 50 y.o.): the medical treatment, or the condition that led to it, likely influenced her life history. A multidisciplinary investigation of the onl…
Stabbed to death
Here we report the reconstruction of the osteobiography of an adult male buried in the Longobard cemetery of Povegliano Veronese (Northern Italy, late 6th - early 8th century CE), who shows signs of interpersonal violence. The palaeopathological investigation reveals sharp force traumas on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on two right ribs. The absence of signs of healing or bone remodelling indicates that the defects were perimortem. T…
An unprecedented case of cranial surgery in Longobard Italy (6th-8th century) using a cruciform incision
The Longobard necropolis of Castel Trosino dates from the 6th to the 8th century CE. Among the tombs excavated, the skull of an older female shows the first evidence of a cross-shaped bone modification on a living subject. Macroscopic, microscopic, and CT scan analyses revealed signs of at least two sets of scraping marks. Specifically, SEM analysis shows that perimortem bone-scraping traces are present on the skull. Both healed and non-healed de…
Skeletal lesion assessment of a Neolithic fishing community
Digital imaging techniques applied to a case of concha bullosa from an early medieval funerary area in central Italy
An assessment of the Arabic RH5 Neolithic fishing community’s mortuary practices by examining human rib cross-sections for bioerosion patterns
A possible case of mycosis in a post-classical burial from La Selvicciola (Italy)
Skeletal indicators of reactive arthritis
The Bonobo and the Atheist
Frans de Waal is an important figure among primatologists as measured by the extensive number of his publications and contributions to the field of primate behavior. For those younger college-age r
A health assessment of high status Christian burials recovered from the Roman–Byzantine archeological site of Elaiussa Sebaste, Turkey
Reevaluating the Health and Nutritional Status of Maize-Dependent Populations
Pellagra, a niacin/tryptophan deficiency disease, is prevalent in populations that have high maize/low protein diets. Historically it has been essentially a disease of undernutrition and social inequality. We offer a unique analysis of both macro- and microstructural skeletal indicators from 31 individuals known to have died from pellagra (n = 14) and non-specific general malnutrition (n = 17). These cases are part of the Raymond Dart Skeletal Co…
Cranial trauma in iron age Samnite agriculturists, Alfedena, Italy
The Samnites are an Iron Age protohistoric people from the central region of Italy. The skeletal remains are from the Alfedena necropolis, 6th through 5th centuries B.C. Macchiarelli et al. (Antropologia Contemporanea 4 ( 1981 ) 239–243) were the first to report on cranial trauma for this population, presenting four cases with extreme injuries. We re‐examined this well documented skeletal population for additional examples of trauma. Previously u…
Histological examination of bone-tempered pottery from mission Espı́ritu Santo (41VT11), Victoria County, Texas
Pellagra and Paleonutrition
This article outlines research avenues that can aid us in reinterpreting and expanding our understanding of the paleonutrition and skeletal biology of maize intensive horticulturists. We suggest that new and innovative perspectives about their diet and health can emerge from hypotheses concerning skeletal manifestations of pellagra. Pellagra, a niacin/tryptophan deficiency disease, is prevalent in populations that have high-maize and low-protein …
The Prose and the Passion
Part 1: prefatory statements - the discursive context of the book, the genres of the book, the method of the book, the ethos of the book, the plan of the book introduction and discoveries, Forster and Wanet - Forster - dates in a life, a discovery of Forster, Clifton College, Polack's house and Ernie, Forster as if an aphorist, Forster as a liberal, Forster as a social novelist, a discovery of Wanet. Part 2: the physicality of community belonging…
Limb joint surface areas and their ratios in Malagasy lemurs and other mammals
Surface areas of humeral and femoral heads scale largely as a function of body size. However, differences in the relative sizes of these articular surfaces are correlated with differential joint mobility and force transmission through fore‐ and hindlimbs. They can therefore assist interpretation of the positional behavior of extinct species. In this paper, we document variation in ratios of humeral head surface area to femoral head surface area a…
Bone remodeling rates
Frost (1987a) proposed an algorithm for estimating the number of missing osteons that correspond to observed osteon population densities (OPD). Such an algorithm should allow more accurate estimates of bone remodeling rates for skeletal remains for which in vivo labeling is not possible. In order to validate the algorithm, it was tested on an autopsy sample of 44 ribs. Estimates of activation frequency. ( \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\…
Histological age estimation using rib and clavicle
Histological methods for estimating age at death using osteon population densities for the rib, clavicle, and rib and clavicle combined are presented. Predicting formulas were generated from a sample of 40 individuals of known age, sex, and race. Independent samples of 12 ribs and 7 clavicles were used to test the formulas. Mean differences between known and predicted ages were 1.1 years, 2.6 years, and 3.4 years for the clavicle, rib and clavicl…
Histological age estimation using rib and clavicle
Histological methods for estimating age at death using osteon population densities for the rib, clavicle, and rib and clavicle combined are presented. Predicting formulas were generated from a sample of 40 individuals of known age, sex, and race. Independent samples of 12 ribs and 7 clavicles were used to test the formulas. Mean differences between known and predicted ages were 1.1 years, 2.6 years, and 3.4 years for the clavicle, rib and clavicl…
Limb joint surface areas and their ratios in Malagasy lemurs and other mammals
Surface areas of humeral and femoral heads scale largely as a function of body size. However, differences in the relative sizes of these articular surfaces are correlated with differential joint mobility and force transmission through fore‐ and hindlimbs. They can therefore assist interpretation of the positional behavior of extinct species. In this paper, we document variation in ratios of humeral head surface area to femoral head surface area a…
Cranial trauma in iron age Samnite agriculturists, Alfedena, Italy
The Samnites are an Iron Age protohistoric people from the central region of Italy. The skeletal remains are from the Alfedena necropolis, 6th through 5th centuries B.C. Macchiarelli et al. (Antropologia Contemporanea 4 ( 1981 ) 239–243) were the first to report on cranial trauma for this population, presenting four cases with extreme injuries. We re‐examined this well documented skeletal population for additional examples of trauma. Previously u…
Bone remodeling rates
Frost (1987a) proposed an algorithm for estimating the number of missing osteons that correspond to observed osteon population densities (OPD). Such an algorithm should allow more accurate estimates of bone remodeling rates for skeletal remains for which in vivo labeling is not possible. In order to validate the algorithm, it was tested on an autopsy sample of 44 ribs. Estimates of activation frequency. ( \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\…
Histological examination of bone-tempered pottery from mission Espı́ritu Santo (41VT11), Victoria County, Texas
The Prose and the Passion
Part 1: prefatory statements - the discursive context of the book, the genres of the book, the method of the book, the ethos of the book, the plan of the book introduction and discoveries, Forster and Wanet - Forster - dates in a life, a discovery of Forster, Clifton College, Polack's house and Ernie, Forster as if an aphorist, Forster as a liberal, Forster as a social novelist, a discovery of Wanet. Part 2: the physicality of community belonging…
Stabbed to death
Here we report the reconstruction of the osteobiography of an adult male buried in the Longobard cemetery of Povegliano Veronese (Northern Italy, late 6th - early 8th century CE), who shows signs of interpersonal violence. The palaeopathological investigation reveals sharp force traumas on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on two right ribs. The absence of signs of healing or bone remodelling indicates that the defects were perimortem. T…
Histological age estimation using rib and clavicle
Histological methods for estimating age at death using osteon population densities for the rib, clavicle, and rib and clavicle combined are presented. Predicting formulas were generated from a sample of 40 individuals of known age, sex, and race. Independent samples of 12 ribs and 7 clavicles were used to test the formulas. Mean differences between known and predicted ages were 1.1 years, 2.6 years, and 3.4 years for the clavicle, rib and clavicl…
Bone remodeling rates
Frost (1987a) proposed an algorithm for estimating the number of missing osteons that correspond to observed osteon population densities (OPD). Such an algorithm should allow more accurate estimates of bone remodeling rates for skeletal remains for which in vivo labeling is not possible. In order to validate the algorithm, it was tested on an autopsy sample of 44 ribs. Estimates of activation frequency. ( \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\…
The Prose and the Passion
Part 1: prefatory statements - the discursive context of the book, the genres of the book, the method of the book, the ethos of the book, the plan of the book introduction and discoveries, Forster and Wanet - Forster - dates in a life, a discovery of Forster, Clifton College, Polack's house and Ernie, Forster as if an aphorist, Forster as a liberal, Forster as a social novelist, a discovery of Wanet. Part 2: the physicality of community belonging…
Limb joint surface areas and their ratios in Malagasy lemurs and other mammals
Surface areas of humeral and femoral heads scale largely as a function of body size. However, differences in the relative sizes of these articular surfaces are correlated with differential joint mobility and force transmission through fore‐ and hindlimbs. They can therefore assist interpretation of the positional behavior of extinct species. In this paper, we document variation in ratios of humeral head surface area to femoral head surface area a…
Pellagra and Paleonutrition
This article outlines research avenues that can aid us in reinterpreting and expanding our understanding of the paleonutrition and skeletal biology of maize intensive horticulturists. We suggest that new and innovative perspectives about their diet and health can emerge from hypotheses concerning skeletal manifestations of pellagra. Pellagra, a niacin/tryptophan deficiency disease, is prevalent in populations that have high-maize and low-protein …
Histological examination of bone-tempered pottery from mission Espı́ritu Santo (41VT11), Victoria County, Texas
A health assessment of high status Christian burials recovered from the Roman–Byzantine archeological site of Elaiussa Sebaste, Turkey
Reevaluating the Health and Nutritional Status of Maize-Dependent Populations
Pellagra, a niacin/tryptophan deficiency disease, is prevalent in populations that have high maize/low protein diets. Historically it has been essentially a disease of undernutrition and social inequality. We offer a unique analysis of both macro- and microstructural skeletal indicators from 31 individuals known to have died from pellagra (n = 14) and non-specific general malnutrition (n = 17). These cases are part of the Raymond Dart Skeletal Co…
Cranial trauma in iron age Samnite agriculturists, Alfedena, Italy
The Samnites are an Iron Age protohistoric people from the central region of Italy. The skeletal remains are from the Alfedena necropolis, 6th through 5th centuries B.C. Macchiarelli et al. (Antropologia Contemporanea 4 ( 1981 ) 239–243) were the first to report on cranial trauma for this population, presenting four cases with extreme injuries. We re‐examined this well documented skeletal population for additional examples of trauma. Previously u…
The Bonobo and the Atheist
Frans de Waal is an important figure among primatologists as measured by the extensive number of his publications and contributions to the field of primate behavior. For those younger college-age r
Skeletal indicators of reactive arthritis
A possible case of mycosis in a post-classical burial from La Selvicciola (Italy)
Digital imaging techniques applied to a case of concha bullosa from an early medieval funerary area in central Italy
An assessment of the Arabic RH5 Neolithic fishing community’s mortuary practices by examining human rib cross-sections for bioerosion patterns
Skeletal lesion assessment of a Neolithic fishing community
A Longobard osteobiography. A multi-proxy life history of an elderly woman from Castel Trosino (Italy)
The Longobard cemetery of Castel Trosino (Central Italy, c. 6th-8th CE) was excavated at the end of the 19th century, with more than two hundred burials recovered. Currently only 19 crania and a few mandibles are preserved. Among these crania, a case of trepanation is documented on an elderly woman (c. 50 y.o.): the medical treatment, or the condition that led to it, likely influenced her life history. A multidisciplinary investigation of the onl…
Stabbed to death
Here we report the reconstruction of the osteobiography of an adult male buried in the Longobard cemetery of Povegliano Veronese (Northern Italy, late 6th - early 8th century CE), who shows signs of interpersonal violence. The palaeopathological investigation reveals sharp force traumas on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on two right ribs. The absence of signs of healing or bone remodelling indicates that the defects were perimortem. T…
An unprecedented case of cranial surgery in Longobard Italy (6th-8th century) using a cruciform incision
The Longobard necropolis of Castel Trosino dates from the 6th to the 8th century CE. Among the tombs excavated, the skull of an older female shows the first evidence of a cross-shaped bone modification on a living subject. Macroscopic, microscopic, and CT scan analyses revealed signs of at least two sets of scraping marks. Specifically, SEM analysis shows that perimortem bone-scraping traces are present on the skull. Both healed and non-healed de…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (11 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Biology (7 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · History (6 works) · Anatomy (5 works) · Population (5 works)