Deborah C Merrett
Biographic Data
| ID | 87150 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah C Merrett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah C |
| FAMILY NAME | Merrett |
| SIGNATURE | MERRETT D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9539-7271 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Human adaptation to Holocene environments: Perspectives and promise from China
Possible Case of Glanders in a Late-Nineteenth- or Early-Twentieth- Century Mennonite Woman in Manitoba, Canada
This article uses bioarchaeological and biocultural analyses to explore the life history and health status of an older Mennonite woman recovered from an unmarked grave in southeastern Manitoba, dated to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Much of the woman’s skeleton exhibits a number of pathological conditions, including periosteal new bone formation in the lower limbs, healed cranial lesions of the posterior parietals, and lytic le…
The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia
Ancient human movements through Asia Ancient DNA has allowed us to begin tracing the history of human movements across the globe. Narasimhan et al. identify a complex pattern of human migrations and admixture events in South and Central Asia by performing genetic analysis of more than 500 people who lived over the past 8000 years (see the Perspective by Schaefer and Shapiro). They establish key phases in the population prehistory of Eurasia, incl…
Possible case of pressure resorption associated with osteoarthritis in human skeletal remains from ancient China
Post-mortem gross composition changes and differential weathering of immature and mature bone in an experimental burial environment
Approaching ancient disease from a One Health perspective: Interdisciplinary review for the investigation of zoonotic brucellosis
Today, brucellosis is the most common global bacterial zoonosis, bringing with it a range of significant health and economic consequences, yet it is rarely identified from the archaeological record. Detection and understanding of past zoonoses could be improved by triangulating evidence and proxies generated through different approaches. The complex socioecological systems that support zoonoses involve humans, animals, and pathogens interacting w…
Direct dating of human skeletal material from Ganj Dareh, Early Neolithic of the Iranian Zagros
Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East
Enamel hypoplasia in Northeast China: Evidence from Houtaomuga
A comparative study of oral health in three Late Bronze Age populations with different subsistence practices in North China
Spatial Relationships, Dating and Taphonomy of the Human Bone from the Mesolithic site of Cnoc Coig, Oronsay, Argyll, Scotland
This paper examines the spatial distribution of the human bone sample excavated from the Mesolithic shell midden site of Cnoc Coig on Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Although no burials were recovered the information from the apparently isolated bone finds has been significant. Two types of bone group are distinguished, one that resembles the widely reported ‘loose bone’ phenomenon that is widely recognised from European Mesolithic sites…
Maxillary sinusitis as an indicator of respiratory health in past populations
Chronic infectious respiratory disease in a past human population is investigated through the quantification of maxillary sinusitis among Iroquoian horticulturists. Three hundred forty-eight right and left maxillae of a Southern Ontario Iroquoian skeletal sample, Uxbridge Ossuary, ca. AD 1440, were examined for evidence of chronic infection (minimum number of individuals = 207: 114 adults, 22 adolescents, 38 juveniles and 33 infants). Modern clin…
Spatial Relationships, Dating and Taphonomy of the Human Bone from the Mesolithic site of Cnoc Coig, Oronsay, Argyll, Scotland
This paper examines the spatial distribution of the human bone sample excavated from the Mesolithic shell midden site of Cnoc Coig on Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Although no burials were recovered the information from the apparently isolated bone finds has been significant. Two types of bone group are distinguished, one that resembles the widely reported ‘loose bone’ phenomenon that is widely recognised from European Mesolithic sites…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments: Perspectives and promise from China
Post-mortem gross composition changes and differential weathering of immature and mature bone in an experimental burial environment
Approaching ancient disease from a One Health perspective: Interdisciplinary review for the investigation of zoonotic brucellosis
Today, brucellosis is the most common global bacterial zoonosis, bringing with it a range of significant health and economic consequences, yet it is rarely identified from the archaeological record. Detection and understanding of past zoonoses could be improved by triangulating evidence and proxies generated through different approaches. The complex socioecological systems that support zoonoses involve humans, animals, and pathogens interacting w…
Maxillary sinusitis as an indicator of respiratory health in past populations
Chronic infectious respiratory disease in a past human population is investigated through the quantification of maxillary sinusitis among Iroquoian horticulturists. Three hundred forty-eight right and left maxillae of a Southern Ontario Iroquoian skeletal sample, Uxbridge Ossuary, ca. AD 1440, were examined for evidence of chronic infection (minimum number of individuals = 207: 114 adults, 22 adolescents, 38 juveniles and 33 infants). Modern clin…
Spatial Relationships, Dating and Taphonomy of the Human Bone from the Mesolithic site of Cnoc Coig, Oronsay, Argyll, Scotland
This paper examines the spatial distribution of the human bone sample excavated from the Mesolithic shell midden site of Cnoc Coig on Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Although no burials were recovered the information from the apparently isolated bone finds has been significant. Two types of bone group are distinguished, one that resembles the widely reported ‘loose bone’ phenomenon that is widely recognised from European Mesolithic sites…
Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East
Enamel hypoplasia in Northeast China: Evidence from Houtaomuga
A comparative study of oral health in three Late Bronze Age populations with different subsistence practices in North China
Direct dating of human skeletal material from Ganj Dareh, Early Neolithic of the Iranian Zagros
The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia
Ancient human movements through Asia Ancient DNA has allowed us to begin tracing the history of human movements across the globe. Narasimhan et al. identify a complex pattern of human migrations and admixture events in South and Central Asia by performing genetic analysis of more than 500 people who lived over the past 8000 years (see the Perspective by Schaefer and Shapiro). They establish key phases in the population prehistory of Eurasia, incl…
Possible case of pressure resorption associated with osteoarthritis in human skeletal remains from ancient China
Post-mortem gross composition changes and differential weathering of immature and mature bone in an experimental burial environment
Approaching ancient disease from a One Health perspective: Interdisciplinary review for the investigation of zoonotic brucellosis
Today, brucellosis is the most common global bacterial zoonosis, bringing with it a range of significant health and economic consequences, yet it is rarely identified from the archaeological record. Detection and understanding of past zoonoses could be improved by triangulating evidence and proxies generated through different approaches. The complex socioecological systems that support zoonoses involve humans, animals, and pathogens interacting w…
Possible Case of Glanders in a Late-Nineteenth- or Early-Twentieth- Century Mennonite Woman in Manitoba, Canada
This article uses bioarchaeological and biocultural analyses to explore the life history and health status of an older Mennonite woman recovered from an unmarked grave in southeastern Manitoba, dated to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Much of the woman’s skeleton exhibits a number of pathological conditions, including periosteal new bone formation in the lower limbs, healed cranial lesions of the posterior parietals, and lytic le…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments: Perspectives and promise from China
Biology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · China (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Paleopathology (4 works) · Pathology (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works)