Jaime Ullinger
Biographic Data
| ID | 172605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jaime Ullinger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jaime |
| FAMILY NAME | Ullinger |
| SIGNATURE | ULLINGER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Quinnipiac University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3613-1737 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Multi‐Isotopic Approach to Examining Mobility and Social Reorganization During the Bronze Age Transition in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Investigating Entheseal Changes of the Arm and Activity Patterns of an Early Bronze Age Group From the UAE
Entheseal changes have proven useful to reconstruct past activity patterns. This approach was used to evaluate individuals interred within two Umm an‐Nar (ca. 2700–2000 bce ) tombs at the Early Bronze Age site of Shimal in the United Arab Emirates. Tombs Unar 1 and Unar 2 held commingled, fragmentary, and often cremated bones of hundreds of individuals of all age groups and sexes. It was unclear, however, whether differential interment based on s…
The Impact of Secondary Mortuary Practices on Representation and Distribution of Commingled Elements from Umm an-Nar Human Skeletons in Communal Tombs
Commingled human skeletons have the potential to reveal information about ancient funerary traditions through detailed bioarchaeological analyses of element representation (via minimum number of individuals, or MNI) and postmortem distribution. While MNI estimates are often presented in a perfunctory way, calculations using more nuanced methods may offer insight into taphonomic alteration and mortuary practices no longer visible to archaeologists…
Twenty-first century bioarchaeology
This article presents outcomes from a Workshop entitled "Bioarchaeology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward," which was held at Arizona State University (ASU) on March 6-8, 2020. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU), and the Center for Bioarchaeological Research (CBR, ASU), the Workshop's overall goal was to explore reasons why research proposals submitted by bioarchaeologists, both g…
A Bioarchaeological Investigation of Fraternal Stillborn Twins from Tell el-Hesi
A double nonadult burial excavated at the Ottoman period (1600–1800 CE) cemetery at Tell el-Hesi was hypothesized to belong to a set of stillborn twins. This study incorporated the use of multiple bioarchaeological techniques in order to assess both the age and survival of the perinates. Cranial and long-bone measurements were undertaken to determine age at death, while stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes were considered alongside microCT assessm…
Isotopic assessment of diet and infant feeding practices among Ottoman-period Bedouin from Tell el-Hesi
Stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes from human bone collagen (n = 20) were used to examine adult diet and infant feeding practices among the Ottoman-period Bedouin at Tell el-Hesi (ca. 1500-1800 CE). Among adults, δ15N values point to a diet dependent on animal protein, fitting with ethnohistoric accounts detailing the reliance of these communities on secondary animal products. Nevertheless, differential access to animal protein was evident betwe…
Heads over Tails? An Exploration of Anatomical Arrangement within Cremation Urns from Bronze Age Hungary
Although cremation is a well-known and common method of mortuary treatment in prehistory, there is a relative lack of archaeological literature concerning post-burning rituals. A search of the Human Relations Area Files for ethnographic data on post-burning cremation practices reveals a wide variety of practices, suggesting that the examination of the deposition of cremated remains in the archaeological record should also be a fruitful avenue for…
Set apart from within
The vast majority of individuals who died during the Umm an‐Nar period (2700–2000 BCE) of the Early Bronze Age (3200–2000 BCE) in south‐eastern Arabia were interred within large communal tombs, and following decomposition, their skeletons became commingled with others. Here, two women are discussed whose skeletons remained articulated – one from Unar 2 at Shimal, and one from Tell Abraq. The Unar 2 female was left unburned, exhibited a pathologic…
Status, kinship, and place of burial at Early Bronze Age Bab adh‐Dhra
Objectives The Early Bronze Age (EBA; ca. 3,600–2000 BCE) of the southern Levant underwent considerable transformation as agro‐pastoral communities began to utilize their land more intensively, constructing larger, fortified towns prior to site abandonment at the end of the third millennium. At the site of Bab adh‐Dhra' in Jordan, the dead of the Early Bronze (EB) II–III (ca. 3,100–2,500 BCE) period were communally interred within charnel houses,…
Early Christian Pilgrimage to a Byzantine Monastery in Jerusalem—A Dental Perspective
The presence of 30 morphological traits was scored on over 1,500 teeth from a bone repository located at St. Stephen’s, an urban Byzantine monastery in Jerusalem. The frequencies of dental traits found in the sample were compared with frequencies of the same traits in seven other groups (compiled from published data) in order to determine possible biological affinities of the monks. The Mean Measure of Divergence (MMD) statistic was used to stati…
Fruits of Their Labour
The analysis of dental remains, which outlast most other tissues in the human body, provides insight into past diet, activity patterns and ancestry. The remains from Bab edh‐Dhra' represent the only skeletal sample available to assess the impact of agricultural intensification in the Early Bronze Age of the southern Levant (ca. 3500–2000 bce ). This era ushered in a period of ‘urbanisation’, evidenced by fortified towns, planned roadways, develop…
Bioarchaeological analysis of cultural transition in the southern Levant using dental nonmetric traits
To many Near Eastern archaeologists, the Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age transition in the southern Levant indicates the emergence of a new ethnicity. The question remains, however, whether changes in the material culture are the result of an invasion of foreigners, or instead arose from shifting cultural and technical practices by indigenous peoples. This study utilized dental morphological traits to assess phenetic relationships between the Late…
Twenty-first century bioarchaeology
This article presents outcomes from a Workshop entitled "Bioarchaeology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward," which was held at Arizona State University (ASU) on March 6-8, 2020. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU), and the Center for Bioarchaeological Research (CBR, ASU), the Workshop's overall goal was to explore reasons why research proposals submitted by bioarchaeologists, both g…
Bioarchaeological analysis of cultural transition in the southern Levant using dental nonmetric traits
To many Near Eastern archaeologists, the Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age transition in the southern Levant indicates the emergence of a new ethnicity. The question remains, however, whether changes in the material culture are the result of an invasion of foreigners, or instead arose from shifting cultural and technical practices by indigenous peoples. This study utilized dental morphological traits to assess phenetic relationships between the Late…
Fruits of Their Labour
The analysis of dental remains, which outlast most other tissues in the human body, provides insight into past diet, activity patterns and ancestry. The remains from Bab edh‐Dhra' represent the only skeletal sample available to assess the impact of agricultural intensification in the Early Bronze Age of the southern Levant (ca. 3500–2000 bce ). This era ushered in a period of ‘urbanisation’, evidenced by fortified towns, planned roadways, develop…
Early Christian Pilgrimage to a Byzantine Monastery in Jerusalem—A Dental Perspective
The presence of 30 morphological traits was scored on over 1,500 teeth from a bone repository located at St. Stephen’s, an urban Byzantine monastery in Jerusalem. The frequencies of dental traits found in the sample were compared with frequencies of the same traits in seven other groups (compiled from published data) in order to determine possible biological affinities of the monks. The Mean Measure of Divergence (MMD) statistic was used to stati…
Status, kinship, and place of burial at Early Bronze Age Bab adh‐Dhra
Objectives The Early Bronze Age (EBA; ca. 3,600–2000 BCE) of the southern Levant underwent considerable transformation as agro‐pastoral communities began to utilize their land more intensively, constructing larger, fortified towns prior to site abandonment at the end of the third millennium. At the site of Bab adh‐Dhra' in Jordan, the dead of the Early Bronze (EB) II–III (ca. 3,100–2,500 BCE) period were communally interred within charnel houses,…
Isotopic assessment of diet and infant feeding practices among Ottoman-period Bedouin from Tell el-Hesi
Stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes from human bone collagen (n = 20) were used to examine adult diet and infant feeding practices among the Ottoman-period Bedouin at Tell el-Hesi (ca. 1500-1800 CE). Among adults, δ15N values point to a diet dependent on animal protein, fitting with ethnohistoric accounts detailing the reliance of these communities on secondary animal products. Nevertheless, differential access to animal protein was evident betwe…
A Bioarchaeological Investigation of Fraternal Stillborn Twins from Tell el-Hesi
A double nonadult burial excavated at the Ottoman period (1600–1800 CE) cemetery at Tell el-Hesi was hypothesized to belong to a set of stillborn twins. This study incorporated the use of multiple bioarchaeological techniques in order to assess both the age and survival of the perinates. Cranial and long-bone measurements were undertaken to determine age at death, while stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes were considered alongside microCT assessm…
The Impact of Secondary Mortuary Practices on Representation and Distribution of Commingled Elements from Umm an-Nar Human Skeletons in Communal Tombs
Commingled human skeletons have the potential to reveal information about ancient funerary traditions through detailed bioarchaeological analyses of element representation (via minimum number of individuals, or MNI) and postmortem distribution. While MNI estimates are often presented in a perfunctory way, calculations using more nuanced methods may offer insight into taphonomic alteration and mortuary practices no longer visible to archaeologists…
Set apart from within
The vast majority of individuals who died during the Umm an‐Nar period (2700–2000 BCE) of the Early Bronze Age (3200–2000 BCE) in south‐eastern Arabia were interred within large communal tombs, and following decomposition, their skeletons became commingled with others. Here, two women are discussed whose skeletons remained articulated – one from Unar 2 at Shimal, and one from Tell Abraq. The Unar 2 female was left unburned, exhibited a pathologic…
Bioarchaeological analysis of cultural transition in the southern Levant using dental nonmetric traits
To many Near Eastern archaeologists, the Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age transition in the southern Levant indicates the emergence of a new ethnicity. The question remains, however, whether changes in the material culture are the result of an invasion of foreigners, or instead arose from shifting cultural and technical practices by indigenous peoples. This study utilized dental morphological traits to assess phenetic relationships between the Late…
Fruits of Their Labour
The analysis of dental remains, which outlast most other tissues in the human body, provides insight into past diet, activity patterns and ancestry. The remains from Bab edh‐Dhra' represent the only skeletal sample available to assess the impact of agricultural intensification in the Early Bronze Age of the southern Levant (ca. 3500–2000 bce ). This era ushered in a period of ‘urbanisation’, evidenced by fortified towns, planned roadways, develop…
Early Christian Pilgrimage to a Byzantine Monastery in Jerusalem—A Dental Perspective
The presence of 30 morphological traits was scored on over 1,500 teeth from a bone repository located at St. Stephen’s, an urban Byzantine monastery in Jerusalem. The frequencies of dental traits found in the sample were compared with frequencies of the same traits in seven other groups (compiled from published data) in order to determine possible biological affinities of the monks. The Mean Measure of Divergence (MMD) statistic was used to stati…
Status, kinship, and place of burial at Early Bronze Age Bab adh‐Dhra
Objectives The Early Bronze Age (EBA; ca. 3,600–2000 BCE) of the southern Levant underwent considerable transformation as agro‐pastoral communities began to utilize their land more intensively, constructing larger, fortified towns prior to site abandonment at the end of the third millennium. At the site of Bab adh‐Dhra' in Jordan, the dead of the Early Bronze (EB) II–III (ca. 3,100–2,500 BCE) period were communally interred within charnel houses,…
Heads over Tails? An Exploration of Anatomical Arrangement within Cremation Urns from Bronze Age Hungary
Although cremation is a well-known and common method of mortuary treatment in prehistory, there is a relative lack of archaeological literature concerning post-burning rituals. A search of the Human Relations Area Files for ethnographic data on post-burning cremation practices reveals a wide variety of practices, suggesting that the examination of the deposition of cremated remains in the archaeological record should also be a fruitful avenue for…
Set apart from within
The vast majority of individuals who died during the Umm an‐Nar period (2700–2000 BCE) of the Early Bronze Age (3200–2000 BCE) in south‐eastern Arabia were interred within large communal tombs, and following decomposition, their skeletons became commingled with others. Here, two women are discussed whose skeletons remained articulated – one from Unar 2 at Shimal, and one from Tell Abraq. The Unar 2 female was left unburned, exhibited a pathologic…
Twenty-first century bioarchaeology
This article presents outcomes from a Workshop entitled "Bioarchaeology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward," which was held at Arizona State University (ASU) on March 6-8, 2020. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU), and the Center for Bioarchaeological Research (CBR, ASU), the Workshop's overall goal was to explore reasons why research proposals submitted by bioarchaeologists, both g…
A Bioarchaeological Investigation of Fraternal Stillborn Twins from Tell el-Hesi
A double nonadult burial excavated at the Ottoman period (1600–1800 CE) cemetery at Tell el-Hesi was hypothesized to belong to a set of stillborn twins. This study incorporated the use of multiple bioarchaeological techniques in order to assess both the age and survival of the perinates. Cranial and long-bone measurements were undertaken to determine age at death, while stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes were considered alongside microCT assessm…
Isotopic assessment of diet and infant feeding practices among Ottoman-period Bedouin from Tell el-Hesi
Stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes from human bone collagen (n = 20) were used to examine adult diet and infant feeding practices among the Ottoman-period Bedouin at Tell el-Hesi (ca. 1500-1800 CE). Among adults, δ15N values point to a diet dependent on animal protein, fitting with ethnohistoric accounts detailing the reliance of these communities on secondary animal products. Nevertheless, differential access to animal protein was evident betwe…
The Impact of Secondary Mortuary Practices on Representation and Distribution of Commingled Elements from Umm an-Nar Human Skeletons in Communal Tombs
Commingled human skeletons have the potential to reveal information about ancient funerary traditions through detailed bioarchaeological analyses of element representation (via minimum number of individuals, or MNI) and postmortem distribution. While MNI estimates are often presented in a perfunctory way, calculations using more nuanced methods may offer insight into taphonomic alteration and mortuary practices no longer visible to archaeologists…
A Multi‐Isotopic Approach to Examining Mobility and Social Reorganization During the Bronze Age Transition in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Investigating Entheseal Changes of the Arm and Activity Patterns of an Early Bronze Age Group From the UAE
Entheseal changes have proven useful to reconstruct past activity patterns. This approach was used to evaluate individuals interred within two Umm an‐Nar (ca. 2700–2000 bce ) tombs at the Early Bronze Age site of Shimal in the United Arab Emirates. Tombs Unar 1 and Unar 2 held commingled, fragmentary, and often cremated bones of hundreds of individuals of all age groups and sexes. It was unclear, however, whether differential interment based on s…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (9 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Bronze Age (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works)