David M L Cooper
Biographic Data
| ID | 3585245 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David M L Cooper |
| GIVEN NAMES | David M L |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooper |
| SIGNATURE | COOPER D M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3175-9170 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The physiopathology of osteoarthritis: Paleopathological implications of non-articular lesions from a modern surgical sample
The sample's high average age (65.8 years) and severe OA stage may hamper generalizability to archaeological collections
Historical overview and new directions in bioarchaeological trace element analysis: A review
Given their strong affinity for the skeleton, trace elements are often stored in bones and teeth long term. Diet, geography, health, disease, social status, activity, and occupation are some factors which may cause differential exposure to, and uptake of, trace elements, theoretically introducing variability in their concentrations and/or ratios in the skeleton. Trace element analysis of bioarchaeological remains has the potential, therefore, to …
Skeletal Lead Burden of the British Royal Navy in Colonial Antigua
Lead (Pb) has been known to be a cause of human poisoning since ancient times, but despite this, it was a widely used metal in the European colonial period. In this study, the relationship between Pb exposure and the demographic variables ancestry and age was explored by comparing the bone Pb levels of individuals that were of either African or European ancestry, excavated from a British Royal Navy hospital cemetery (1793-1822 CE) at English Harb…
Occurrence of osteon banding in adult human cortical bone
OBJECTIVES: Differentiating human from nonhuman fragmented bone is often accomplished using histological methods if the observation of gross morphology proves insufficient. Linearly oriented primary and/or secondary osteonal systems, commonly referred to as osteon bands, are described as a strong indicator of nonhuman bone, particularly the occurrence of multiple bands. This phenomenon has been conventionally documented using two-dimensional (2D)…
Penetrating Spinal Injury: An Extraordinary Case of Survival in Early Neolithic Siberia
This paper presents the first archaeological case of long‐term survival following a penetrating spinal injury. The afflicted young adult male individual was recovered from an Early Neolithic hunter‐gatherer cemetery in the Baikal region of Siberia (Russian Federation), dating back nearly 8000 years. The second or third lumbar vertebra exhibits a lithic projectile point embedded in the right lamina, extending most of the way through the vertebral …
Confocal x‐ray Fluorescence Imaging Facilitates High‐Resolution Elemental Mapping in Fragile Archaeological Bone
Synchrotron‐based standard X‐ray fluorescence imaging can be a sophisticated tool for mapping distributions of trace elements in archaeological bone; however, thin samples are normally required to achieve high‐spatial‐resolution results. Poorly preserved or fragile archaeological samples can be challenging to measure using this standard technique, since the production of a sufficiently thin section may be difficult. We discuss the implementation …
Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging evidence of biogenic mercury identified in a burial in colonial Antigua
Point taken: An unusual case of incisor agenesis and mandibular trauma in Early Bronze Age Siberia
A rare naviculocuneiform I coalition from Bronze Age Siberia
Element localization in archaeological bone using synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence: Identification of biogenic uptake
Developmental Fusion of the Malleus and Incus in a Late 19 th ‐Century Case of Aural Atresia
A pathological condition, aural atresia, was discovered associated with human remains recovered from a late 19 th ‐century Catholic cemetery 2 km south of Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. Aural atresia, a congenital condition that results in a non‐existent external auditory meatus, was apparent on the right temporal bone of the remains of a young adult male. A complete osteological and contextual assessment, which included the use of a SkyScan 1…
Brief communication: The relation between standard error of the estimate and sample size of histomorphometric aging methods
Histomorphometric aging methods report varying degrees of precision, measured through Standard Error of the Estimate (SEE). These techniques have been developed from variable samples sizes ( n ) and the impact of n on reported aging precision has not been rigorously examined in the anthropological literature. This brief communication explores the relation between n and SEE through a review of the literature (abstracts, articles, book chapters, th…
Articular constraint, handedness, and directional asymmetry in the human second metacarpal
Trabecular bone in the bird knee responds with high sensitivity to changes in load orientation
Wolff's law of trajectorial orientation proposes that trabecular struts align with the orientation of dominant compressive loads within a joint. Although widely considered in skeletal biology, Wolff's law has never been experimentally tested while controlling for ontogenetic stage, activity level,and species differences, all factors that may affect trabecular bone growth. Here we report an experimental test of Wolff's law using a within-species d…
Composition of the founding population of Iceland: Biological distance and morphological variation in early historic Atlantic Europe
We examined the composition of the founding population of Iceland through the study of morphological traits in skeletons from Iceland, Ireland, Norway, and Greenland. This is the first study to address this issue from the Settlement Period of Iceland and contemporary samples from Ireland. We pose the following questions: 1) Was the founding population of Iceland of mixed or homogeneous origin? 2) Is there evidence for a significant Irish cohort i…
Articular constraint, handedness, and directional asymmetry in the human second metacarpal
Composition of the founding population of Iceland: Biological distance and morphological variation in early historic Atlantic Europe
We examined the composition of the founding population of Iceland through the study of morphological traits in skeletons from Iceland, Ireland, Norway, and Greenland. This is the first study to address this issue from the Settlement Period of Iceland and contemporary samples from Ireland. We pose the following questions: 1) Was the founding population of Iceland of mixed or homogeneous origin? 2) Is there evidence for a significant Irish cohort i…
Element localization in archaeological bone using synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence: Identification of biogenic uptake
Skeletal Lead Burden of the British Royal Navy in Colonial Antigua
Lead (Pb) has been known to be a cause of human poisoning since ancient times, but despite this, it was a widely used metal in the European colonial period. In this study, the relationship between Pb exposure and the demographic variables ancestry and age was explored by comparing the bone Pb levels of individuals that were of either African or European ancestry, excavated from a British Royal Navy hospital cemetery (1793-1822 CE) at English Harb…
Occurrence of osteon banding in adult human cortical bone
OBJECTIVES: Differentiating human from nonhuman fragmented bone is often accomplished using histological methods if the observation of gross morphology proves insufficient. Linearly oriented primary and/or secondary osteonal systems, commonly referred to as osteon bands, are described as a strong indicator of nonhuman bone, particularly the occurrence of multiple bands. This phenomenon has been conventionally documented using two-dimensional (2D)…
Confocal x‐ray Fluorescence Imaging Facilitates High‐Resolution Elemental Mapping in Fragile Archaeological Bone
Synchrotron‐based standard X‐ray fluorescence imaging can be a sophisticated tool for mapping distributions of trace elements in archaeological bone; however, thin samples are normally required to achieve high‐spatial‐resolution results. Poorly preserved or fragile archaeological samples can be challenging to measure using this standard technique, since the production of a sufficiently thin section may be difficult. We discuss the implementation …
Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging evidence of biogenic mercury identified in a burial in colonial Antigua
Brief communication: The relation between standard error of the estimate and sample size of histomorphometric aging methods
Histomorphometric aging methods report varying degrees of precision, measured through Standard Error of the Estimate (SEE). These techniques have been developed from variable samples sizes ( n ) and the impact of n on reported aging precision has not been rigorously examined in the anthropological literature. This brief communication explores the relation between n and SEE through a review of the literature (abstracts, articles, book chapters, th…
Composition of the founding population of Iceland: Biological distance and morphological variation in early historic Atlantic Europe
We examined the composition of the founding population of Iceland through the study of morphological traits in skeletons from Iceland, Ireland, Norway, and Greenland. This is the first study to address this issue from the Settlement Period of Iceland and contemporary samples from Ireland. We pose the following questions: 1) Was the founding population of Iceland of mixed or homogeneous origin? 2) Is there evidence for a significant Irish cohort i…
Trabecular bone in the bird knee responds with high sensitivity to changes in load orientation
Wolff's law of trajectorial orientation proposes that trabecular struts align with the orientation of dominant compressive loads within a joint. Although widely considered in skeletal biology, Wolff's law has never been experimentally tested while controlling for ontogenetic stage, activity level,and species differences, all factors that may affect trabecular bone growth. Here we report an experimental test of Wolff's law using a within-species d…
Articular constraint, handedness, and directional asymmetry in the human second metacarpal
Developmental Fusion of the Malleus and Incus in a Late 19 th ‐Century Case of Aural Atresia
A pathological condition, aural atresia, was discovered associated with human remains recovered from a late 19 th ‐century Catholic cemetery 2 km south of Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. Aural atresia, a congenital condition that results in a non‐existent external auditory meatus, was apparent on the right temporal bone of the remains of a young adult male. A complete osteological and contextual assessment, which included the use of a SkyScan 1…
Brief communication: The relation between standard error of the estimate and sample size of histomorphometric aging methods
Histomorphometric aging methods report varying degrees of precision, measured through Standard Error of the Estimate (SEE). These techniques have been developed from variable samples sizes ( n ) and the impact of n on reported aging precision has not been rigorously examined in the anthropological literature. This brief communication explores the relation between n and SEE through a review of the literature (abstracts, articles, book chapters, th…
A rare naviculocuneiform I coalition from Bronze Age Siberia
Element localization in archaeological bone using synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence: Identification of biogenic uptake
Point taken: An unusual case of incisor agenesis and mandibular trauma in Early Bronze Age Siberia
Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging evidence of biogenic mercury identified in a burial in colonial Antigua
Penetrating Spinal Injury: An Extraordinary Case of Survival in Early Neolithic Siberia
This paper presents the first archaeological case of long‐term survival following a penetrating spinal injury. The afflicted young adult male individual was recovered from an Early Neolithic hunter‐gatherer cemetery in the Baikal region of Siberia (Russian Federation), dating back nearly 8000 years. The second or third lumbar vertebra exhibits a lithic projectile point embedded in the right lamina, extending most of the way through the vertebral …
Confocal x‐ray Fluorescence Imaging Facilitates High‐Resolution Elemental Mapping in Fragile Archaeological Bone
Synchrotron‐based standard X‐ray fluorescence imaging can be a sophisticated tool for mapping distributions of trace elements in archaeological bone; however, thin samples are normally required to achieve high‐spatial‐resolution results. Poorly preserved or fragile archaeological samples can be challenging to measure using this standard technique, since the production of a sufficiently thin section may be difficult. We discuss the implementation …
Skeletal Lead Burden of the British Royal Navy in Colonial Antigua
Lead (Pb) has been known to be a cause of human poisoning since ancient times, but despite this, it was a widely used metal in the European colonial period. In this study, the relationship between Pb exposure and the demographic variables ancestry and age was explored by comparing the bone Pb levels of individuals that were of either African or European ancestry, excavated from a British Royal Navy hospital cemetery (1793-1822 CE) at English Harb…
Occurrence of osteon banding in adult human cortical bone
OBJECTIVES: Differentiating human from nonhuman fragmented bone is often accomplished using histological methods if the observation of gross morphology proves insufficient. Linearly oriented primary and/or secondary osteonal systems, commonly referred to as osteon bands, are described as a strong indicator of nonhuman bone, particularly the occurrence of multiple bands. This phenomenon has been conventionally documented using two-dimensional (2D)…
The physiopathology of osteoarthritis: Paleopathological implications of non-articular lesions from a modern surgical sample
The sample's high average age (65.8 years) and severe OA stage may hamper generalizability to archaeological collections
Historical overview and new directions in bioarchaeological trace element analysis: A review
Given their strong affinity for the skeleton, trace elements are often stored in bones and teeth long term. Diet, geography, health, disease, social status, activity, and occupation are some factors which may cause differential exposure to, and uptake of, trace elements, theoretically introducing variability in their concentrations and/or ratios in the skeleton. Trace element analysis of bioarchaeological remains has the potential, therefore, to …
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (10 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (6 works) · Anatomy (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · History (4 works) · Physics (4 works) · Anatomy (3 works)