Claudio Tuniz
Biographic Data
| ID | 132176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claudio Tuniz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claudio |
| FAMILY NAME | Tuniz |
| SIGNATURE | TUNIZ C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6582-7568 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 268 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Radiocarbon Ages of a Possible Titian Painting
A radiocarbon study of a painting that might have been made by Titian or Tintoretto or by their workshops is presented. It could be the lost Titian self-portrait or, more convincingly, the sitter might be the Venetian Andrea Cappello, elected Procuratore de Supra in 1537 AD. Due to the variability in the concentration of atmospheric radiocarbon during the reference period, the calibrated 14C ages of the painted canvas are 1450–1530 and 1540–1635 …
Molar enamel-dentine junction shape of Pliobates cataloniae and other Iberian pliopithecoids
Enamel thickness per masticatory phases (ETMP): A new approach to assess the relationship between macrowear and enamel thickness in the human lower first molar
Many anthropological studies have examined the functional implications of enamel thickness in human dental crowns. Despite limitations, Enamel thickness (ET) values are still used to infer taxonomic attribution in the genus Homo, and to identify mechanisms of functional adaptation against macrowear. However, only a few studies have tried to describe the possible relationship between ET and dental wear patterns in permanent lower first molars (M1)…
A reassessment of the distinctiveness of dryopithecine genera from the Iberian Miocene based on enamel-dentine junction geometric morphometric analyses
High-accuracy methodology for the integrative restoration of archaeological teeth by using reverse engineering techniques and rapid prototyping
Palaeopathological Study of the Mompaderno Cranium (Croatian Istria) Reveals Interpersonal Violence during Early Bronze Age
The Mompaderno cranium was found in 1883 at Baderna/Mompaderno in Croatian Istria. It was suspected to date from the Mesolithic or Neolithic period, but radiocarbon analyses, performed by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) on collagen extracted from two teeth, have provided an age range of 2,202–1928 cal. BC, which corresponds to the Early Bronze Age in the investigated region. Macroscopic observations and X‐ray micro‐tomography (micro‐CT) of th…
Exploring late Paleolithic and Mesolithic diet in the Eastern Alpine region of Italy through multiple proxies
Objectives The analysis of prehistoric human dietary habits is key for understanding the effects of paleoenvironmental changes on the evolution of cultural and social human behaviors. In this study, we compare results from zooarchaeological, stable isotope and dental calculus analyses as well as lower second molar macrowear patterns to gain a broader understanding of the diet of three individuals who lived between the end of the Late Pleistocene …
From Apes to Cyborgs: New Perspectives on Human Evolution
From Apes to Cyborgs: New Perspectives on Human Evolution
The March for Hegemony
A multi-analytical study of Bronze Age pottery from the Unesco site of Al-Khutm (Bat, Oman)
A new dryopithecine mandibular fragment from the middle Miocene of Abocador de Can Mata and the taxonomic status of 'Sivapithecus' occidentalis from Can Vila (Vallès-Penedès Basin, NE Iberian Peninsul…
X-ray computed microtomography of Late Copper Age decorated bowls with cross-shaped foots from central Slovenia and the Trieste Karst (North-Eastern Italy): Technology and Paste Characterisation
Archeological bone injuries by lithic backed projectiles: New evidence on bear hunting from the Late Epigravettian site of Cornafessa rock shelter (Italy)
Polished stone axes from Varna/Nössingbühel and Castelrotto/Grondlboden, South Tyrol (Italy)
Microcomputerized Tomography (MicroCT) in Archaeology
Contribution of dental tissues to sex determination in modern human populations
OBJECTIVES: Accurate sex estimation is an essential step for the reconstruction of the biological profile of human remains. Earlier studies have shown that elements of the human permanent dentition are sexually dimorphic. The aims of this study are to determine the degree of sexual dimorphism in the dental tissue volumes and surface areas of mandibular canines and to explore its potential for reliable sex determination. METHOD: The teeth included…
Inner tooth morphology of Homo erectus from Zhoukoudian. New evidence from an old collection housed at Uppsala University, Sweden
Evidence of open-air late prehistoric occupation in the Trieste area (north-eastern Italy): Dating, 3D clay plaster characterization and obsidian provenancing
M icro CT Imaging of Red fox Talus: A Non‐Invasive Approach to Evaluate Age at Death
X‐ray micro CT imaging offers the possibility to study age‐related changes of bone microstructure. In the present paper we analyse the talus of 15 modern red foxes of different ages, from 2 months old to adulthood, to investigate the possibility of identifying their different ages at death. Surface and volumetric variables describing bone properties are measured or evaluated from the micro CT images following three approaches: (i) the bone volume…
Whetstones from B ronze A ge Hill Forts of North‐Eastern I taly
A group of B ronze A ge whetstones from protohistoric hill forts, locally called castellieri, of eastern F riuli V enezia G iulia (north‐eastern I taly) has been studied using different techniques, including non‐destructive methods such as X ‐ray computed microtomography and portable X ‐ray fluorescence, in order to characterize the raw material and define its origin. The obtained results suggest that small pebbles of reddish subarkose and quartz…
A Look from the Inside: MicroCT Analysis of Burned Bones
MicroCT imaging is increasingly used in paleoanthropological and zooarchaeological research to analyse the internal microstructure of bone, replacing comparatively invasive and destructive methods. Consequently the analytical potential of this relatively new 3D imaging technology can be enhanced by developing discipline specific protocols for archaeological analysis. Here we examine how the microstructure of mammal bone changes after burning and …
Mineralogical and Chemical Constraints on the Provenance of C opper A ge Polished Stone Axes of ‘Ljubljana Type’ from C aput A driae
In this paper we show the results of a study concerning 42 axes, mainly discovered in the C opper A ge pile dwellings of L jubljansko barje (central S lovenia) and in the neighbouring areas of C aput A driae. The studied shaft‐hole axes, characterized by homogeneous typology but slightly different raw materials, have been called ‘ L jubljana‐type’ axes ( L t). The raw materials show a common OIB ‐like signature and metamorphic and spilitization f…
The late Early Pleistocene human dental remains from Uadi Aalad and Mulhuli-Amo (Buia), Eritrean Danakil: Macromorphology and microstructure
Airborne LiDAR application to karstic areas: The example of Trieste province (north-eastern Italy) from prehistoric sites to Roman forts
The late Early Pleistocene human dental remains from Uadi Aalad and Mulhuli-Amo (Buia), Eritrean Danakil: Macromorphology and microstructure
Inner tooth morphology of Homo erectus from Zhoukoudian. New evidence from an old collection housed at Uppsala University, Sweden
Archeological bone injuries by lithic backed projectiles: New evidence on bear hunting from the Late Epigravettian site of Cornafessa rock shelter (Italy)
Did Neanderthals Play Music? X‐ray Computed Micro‐tomography of the Divje Babe ‘Flute’
Archaeological evidence for wind musical instruments made by modern humans has been well established from the Upper Palaeolithic in Europe. Musical instruments evidently made by Neanderthals have not been found so far. The most controversial object is a juvenile cave bear femur with two complete holes, found in 1995 in the Middle Palaeolithic layers of the Cave Divje babe I, Slovenia. The bone was interpreted as a possible Neanderthal ‘flute’, bu…
Airborne LiDAR application to karstic areas: The example of Trieste province (north-eastern Italy) from prehistoric sites to Roman forts
New radiocarbon dates for the Roonka Flat Aboriginal burial ground, South Australia
New radiocarbon dates for the Roonka Flat Aboriginal burial ground, South Australia." Australian Archaeology, 46(1), pp. 36–37
X-ray computed microtomography of Late Copper Age decorated bowls with cross-shaped foots from central Slovenia and the Trieste Karst (North-Eastern Italy): Technology and Paste Characterisation
New optical and radiocarbon dates from Ngarrabullgan Cave, a Pleistocene archaeological site in Australia: Implications for the comparability of time clocks and for the human colonization of Australia
The human settlement of Australia falls into that period where dating is hard because it is near or beyond the reliable limit of radiocarbon study; instead a range of luminescence methods are being turned to (such as thermoluminescence at Jinmium: December 1996 ANTIQUITY). Ngarrabullgan Cave, a rock-shelter in Queensland, now offers a good suite of radiocarbon determinations which match well a pair of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates…
Contribution of dental tissues to sex determination in modern human populations
OBJECTIVES: Accurate sex estimation is an essential step for the reconstruction of the biological profile of human remains. Earlier studies have shown that elements of the human permanent dentition are sexually dimorphic. The aims of this study are to determine the degree of sexual dimorphism in the dental tissue volumes and surface areas of mandibular canines and to explore its potential for reliable sex determination. METHOD: The teeth included…
A Look from the Inside: MicroCT Analysis of Burned Bones
MicroCT imaging is increasingly used in paleoanthropological and zooarchaeological research to analyse the internal microstructure of bone, replacing comparatively invasive and destructive methods. Consequently the analytical potential of this relatively new 3D imaging technology can be enhanced by developing discipline specific protocols for archaeological analysis. Here we examine how the microstructure of mammal bone changes after burning and …
A multi-analytical study of Bronze Age pottery from the Unesco site of Al-Khutm (Bat, Oman)
Evidence of open-air late prehistoric occupation in the Trieste area (north-eastern Italy): Dating, 3D clay plaster characterization and obsidian provenancing
A new dryopithecine mandibular fragment from the middle Miocene of Abocador de Can Mata and the taxonomic status of 'Sivapithecus' occidentalis from Can Vila (Vallès-Penedès Basin, NE Iberian Peninsul…
Mineralogical and Chemical Constraints on the Provenance of C opper A ge Polished Stone Axes of ‘Ljubljana Type’ from C aput A driae
In this paper we show the results of a study concerning 42 axes, mainly discovered in the C opper A ge pile dwellings of L jubljansko barje (central S lovenia) and in the neighbouring areas of C aput A driae. The studied shaft‐hole axes, characterized by homogeneous typology but slightly different raw materials, have been called ‘ L jubljana‐type’ axes ( L t). The raw materials show a common OIB ‐like signature and metamorphic and spilitization f…
A reassessment of the distinctiveness of dryopithecine genera from the Iberian Miocene based on enamel-dentine junction geometric morphometric analyses
Petrographic and geochemical comparison between the Copper Age “Ljubljana type” axes and similar lithotypes from Eisenkappler Diabaszug complex (southern Austria)
Polished stone axes from Varna/Nössingbühel and Castelrotto/Grondlboden, South Tyrol (Italy)
Shaft‐hole Axes From Caput Adriae: Mineralogical and Chemical Constraints About the Provenance of Serpentinitic Artefacts
The change of raw materials used to produce stone axes during the Neolithic to Copper Age transition in northeastern Italy, central and western Slovenia and northwestern Croatia (Caput Adriae) has been recently linked to the development of early European metallurgy. Serpentinite shaft‐hole axes occur commonly in the archaeological context of this region and their rounded irregular shape suggests that the raw material was mainly sourced from secon…
Whetstones from B ronze A ge Hill Forts of North‐Eastern I taly
A group of B ronze A ge whetstones from protohistoric hill forts, locally called castellieri, of eastern F riuli V enezia G iulia (north‐eastern I taly) has been studied using different techniques, including non‐destructive methods such as X ‐ray computed microtomography and portable X ‐ray fluorescence, in order to characterize the raw material and define its origin. The obtained results suggest that small pebbles of reddish subarkose and quartz…
Shaft‐hole Axes From Caput Adriae Made From Amphibole‐rich Metabasites: Evidence of Connections Between Northeastern Italy and Central Europe During the Fifth Millennium Bc
Here we show the results of a study concerning a small group of shaft‐hole axes found in northeastern Italy, made from amphibole‐rich metabasites, fine‐grained and free of phenoblasts. The main mineral phases are amphibole, ranging from actinolite to hornblende, and plagioclase (An 10–15 and An 70–77 ). The amphiboles generally show a needle shape and are often radially arranged. Quartz is present in thin veinlets, while ilmenite is widespread in…
Synchrotron Ftir Micro-Spectroscopy Applied to the Study of Polished Serpentinite Artefacts: A Non-Destructive Analytical Approach
In prehistory, serpentinite was one of the most frequently used raw materials to produce polished stone artefacts. Several conventional analytical techniques can be applied to identify the serpentine minerals, but their application generally requires a powdered sample. This implies that the artefacts to be analysed must be damaged, and the possibility of analysing a mixture of different serpentine polytypes is high. The use of spatially resolved …
Enamel thickness per masticatory phases (ETMP): A new approach to assess the relationship between macrowear and enamel thickness in the human lower first molar
Many anthropological studies have examined the functional implications of enamel thickness in human dental crowns. Despite limitations, Enamel thickness (ET) values are still used to infer taxonomic attribution in the genus Homo, and to identify mechanisms of functional adaptation against macrowear. However, only a few studies have tried to describe the possible relationship between ET and dental wear patterns in permanent lower first molars (M1)…
Exploring late Paleolithic and Mesolithic diet in the Eastern Alpine region of Italy through multiple proxies
Objectives The analysis of prehistoric human dietary habits is key for understanding the effects of paleoenvironmental changes on the evolution of cultural and social human behaviors. In this study, we compare results from zooarchaeological, stable isotope and dental calculus analyses as well as lower second molar macrowear patterns to gain a broader understanding of the diet of three individuals who lived between the end of the Late Pleistocene …
M icro CT Imaging of Red fox Talus: A Non‐Invasive Approach to Evaluate Age at Death
X‐ray micro CT imaging offers the possibility to study age‐related changes of bone microstructure. In the present paper we analyse the talus of 15 modern red foxes of different ages, from 2 months old to adulthood, to investigate the possibility of identifying their different ages at death. Surface and volumetric variables describing bone properties are measured or evaluated from the micro CT images following three approaches: (i) the bone volume…
Molar enamel-dentine junction shape of Pliobates cataloniae and other Iberian pliopithecoids
Radiocarbon Updates
This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries
The Antares AMS Centre: A Status Report
The ANTARES accelerator mass spectrometry facility at Lucas Heights Research Laboratory is operational and AMS measurements of 14 C, 26 Al and 36 Cl are being carried out routinely. Measurement of 129 I recently commenced and capabilities for other long-lived radioisotopes such as 10 Be are being established. The overall aim of the facility is to develop advanced programs in Quaternary science, global climate change, biomedicine and nuclear safeg…
New optical and radiocarbon dates from Ngarrabullgan Cave, a Pleistocene archaeological site in Australia: Implications for the comparability of time clocks and for the human colonization of Australia
The human settlement of Australia falls into that period where dating is hard because it is near or beyond the reliable limit of radiocarbon study; instead a range of luminescence methods are being turned to (such as thermoluminescence at Jinmium: December 1996 ANTIQUITY). Ngarrabullgan Cave, a rock-shelter in Queensland, now offers a good suite of radiocarbon determinations which match well a pair of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates…
New radiocarbon dates for the Roonka Flat Aboriginal burial ground, South Australia
New radiocarbon dates for the Roonka Flat Aboriginal burial ground, South Australia." Australian Archaeology, 46(1), pp. 36–37
I lettori di ossa
I lettori di ossa
Ritorno alla terra
Synchrotron Ftir Micro-Spectroscopy Applied to the Study of Polished Serpentinite Artefacts: A Non-Destructive Analytical Approach
In prehistory, serpentinite was one of the most frequently used raw materials to produce polished stone artefacts. Several conventional analytical techniques can be applied to identify the serpentine minerals, but their application generally requires a powdered sample. This implies that the artefacts to be analysed must be damaged, and the possibility of analysing a mixture of different serpentine polytypes is high. The use of spatially resolved …
Shaft‐hole Axes From Caput Adriae: Mineralogical and Chemical Constraints About the Provenance of Serpentinitic Artefacts
The change of raw materials used to produce stone axes during the Neolithic to Copper Age transition in northeastern Italy, central and western Slovenia and northwestern Croatia (Caput Adriae) has been recently linked to the development of early European metallurgy. Serpentinite shaft‐hole axes occur commonly in the archaeological context of this region and their rounded irregular shape suggests that the raw material was mainly sourced from secon…
Did Neanderthals Play Music? X‐ray Computed Micro‐tomography of the Divje Babe ‘Flute’
Archaeological evidence for wind musical instruments made by modern humans has been well established from the Upper Palaeolithic in Europe. Musical instruments evidently made by Neanderthals have not been found so far. The most controversial object is a juvenile cave bear femur with two complete holes, found in 1995 in the Middle Palaeolithic layers of the Cave Divje babe I, Slovenia. The bone was interpreted as a possible Neanderthal ‘flute’, bu…
Shaft‐hole Axes From Caput Adriae Made From Amphibole‐rich Metabasites: Evidence of Connections Between Northeastern Italy and Central Europe During the Fifth Millennium Bc
Here we show the results of a study concerning a small group of shaft‐hole axes found in northeastern Italy, made from amphibole‐rich metabasites, fine‐grained and free of phenoblasts. The main mineral phases are amphibole, ranging from actinolite to hornblende, and plagioclase (An 10–15 and An 70–77 ). The amphiboles generally show a needle shape and are often radially arranged. Quartz is present in thin veinlets, while ilmenite is widespread in…
Airborne LiDAR application to karstic areas: The example of Trieste province (north-eastern Italy) from prehistoric sites to Roman forts
Petrographic and geochemical comparison between the Copper Age “Ljubljana type” axes and similar lithotypes from Eisenkappler Diabaszug complex (southern Austria)
Mineralogical and Chemical Constraints on the Provenance of C opper A ge Polished Stone Axes of ‘Ljubljana Type’ from C aput A driae
In this paper we show the results of a study concerning 42 axes, mainly discovered in the C opper A ge pile dwellings of L jubljansko barje (central S lovenia) and in the neighbouring areas of C aput A driae. The studied shaft‐hole axes, characterized by homogeneous typology but slightly different raw materials, have been called ‘ L jubljana‐type’ axes ( L t). The raw materials show a common OIB ‐like signature and metamorphic and spilitization f…
The late Early Pleistocene human dental remains from Uadi Aalad and Mulhuli-Amo (Buia), Eritrean Danakil: Macromorphology and microstructure
M icro CT Imaging of Red fox Talus: A Non‐Invasive Approach to Evaluate Age at Death
X‐ray micro CT imaging offers the possibility to study age‐related changes of bone microstructure. In the present paper we analyse the talus of 15 modern red foxes of different ages, from 2 months old to adulthood, to investigate the possibility of identifying their different ages at death. Surface and volumetric variables describing bone properties are measured or evaluated from the micro CT images following three approaches: (i) the bone volume…
Whetstones from B ronze A ge Hill Forts of North‐Eastern I taly
A group of B ronze A ge whetstones from protohistoric hill forts, locally called castellieri, of eastern F riuli V enezia G iulia (north‐eastern I taly) has been studied using different techniques, including non‐destructive methods such as X ‐ray computed microtomography and portable X ‐ray fluorescence, in order to characterize the raw material and define its origin. The obtained results suggest that small pebbles of reddish subarkose and quartz…
A Look from the Inside: MicroCT Analysis of Burned Bones
MicroCT imaging is increasingly used in paleoanthropological and zooarchaeological research to analyse the internal microstructure of bone, replacing comparatively invasive and destructive methods. Consequently the analytical potential of this relatively new 3D imaging technology can be enhanced by developing discipline specific protocols for archaeological analysis. Here we examine how the microstructure of mammal bone changes after burning and …
Microcomputerized Tomography (MicroCT) in Archaeology
Contribution of dental tissues to sex determination in modern human populations
OBJECTIVES: Accurate sex estimation is an essential step for the reconstruction of the biological profile of human remains. Earlier studies have shown that elements of the human permanent dentition are sexually dimorphic. The aims of this study are to determine the degree of sexual dimorphism in the dental tissue volumes and surface areas of mandibular canines and to explore its potential for reliable sex determination. METHOD: The teeth included…
Inner tooth morphology of Homo erectus from Zhoukoudian. New evidence from an old collection housed at Uppsala University, Sweden
Evidence of open-air late prehistoric occupation in the Trieste area (north-eastern Italy): Dating, 3D clay plaster characterization and obsidian provenancing
X-ray computed microtomography of Late Copper Age decorated bowls with cross-shaped foots from central Slovenia and the Trieste Karst (North-Eastern Italy): Technology and Paste Characterisation
Archeological bone injuries by lithic backed projectiles: New evidence on bear hunting from the Late Epigravettian site of Cornafessa rock shelter (Italy)
Polished stone axes from Varna/Nössingbühel and Castelrotto/Grondlboden, South Tyrol (Italy)
Archaeology (23 works) · Geology (23 works) · Geography (20 works) · Paleontology (17 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (14 works) · Geology (13 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · Paleontology (11 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (10 works) · Biology (9 works)