Luca Sìneo
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 87563 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Luca Sìneo |
| NOMBRES | Luca |
| APELLIDO | Sìneo |
| FIRMA | SÌNEO L |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Palermo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8634-2295 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 55 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 83 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 55 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1985 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Neanderthal’s heel
Neanderthals exhibit unique morphological adaptations in their calcaneus compared to Homo sapiens, shedding light on distinct evolutionary pressures and functional requirements shaping their respective foot anatomy. This study assesses which calcaneal traits represent plesiomorphic, autapomorphic, and/or functional adaptations. Geometric morphometrics was used to analyze the external shape of 7 Neanderthal and 64 H. sapiens calcanei spanning earl…
The Role of Birds in Upper Paleolithic Contexts
The analysis of avian remains from archaeological contexts provides valuable insights into human subsistence strategies, symbolic behaviors, and human–environment interactions. Birds of prey, and large diurnal raptors in particular, are rarely documented in Paleolithic assemblages, and their presence is generally interpreted as nonalimentary. This paper presents the zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of seven avian skeletal elements attributa…
Origins and interactions of Neolithic populations from Liguria (NW Italy)
The Neolithic transition in Europe, marked by the shift from foraging to farming, has traditionally been explained through models of either cultural or demic diffusion. However, emerging evidence suggests more complex, regionally specific interactions between incoming farmers and local foragers. In Liguria, a coastal region in northwestern Italy, the Neolithic adoption appears later than in southern regions, and the scarcity of Mesolithic sites r…
Tuna fishing in medieval Sicily
This paper presents the result of the analysis of a large sample of bone remains belonging to Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), dated between the second half of the 10th century CE and the first half of the 11th century CE, recovered near Porta Sant’ Agata in Palermo.The analytical methodologies applied to the osteological remains made it possible to draw information on the biological profile (size and age at capture) of the individuals co…
Obituary of Augustin Kanyunyi Basabose 1963 - 2025
The Journal publishes news about museum displays, conferences, museum exhibitions, book presentations. Other events of particular interest include obituaries of people connected to the Society
The human entry in Sicily
The timing of the earliest peopling of Sicily and, to a wider level, of human mobility in the Mediterranean basin after the Last Glacial Maximum is enriched by the recent discovery of an archaeological record dated back to 16,5 ka cal BP from San Teodoro cave (Acquedolci, Messina). We present the results of a new archaeological campaign inside the grotto, where we were able to identify a layer related to the initial stage of human occupation. The…
Prehistory and Protohistory in Sicily. A Geometric Morphometrics Approach to Study the Biological History of Early Human Peopling of the Island
In recent years, the debate about the early human peopling of Sicily has almost exclusively focused on the archaeological evidence. The dispersal patterns and the possibility for, and degree of, admixture caused by ancient migratory flows have been only investigated in limited anthropological studies conducted on a short time spans. Recent craniofacial morphometric analyses that considered migratory flows and population influx have provided a mor…
The Facial approximation of the controversial skull attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is considered as one of the greatest composers of the Classical Period of music (ca. 1750-1820). Gifted with an unparalleled precocity, which allowed him to play and compose at the highest levels from a very young age, he continued his studies until the end of his life. Despite his prominent status, he was buried in a collective grave and years later his skull was supposedly recovered, reaching the present day …
Perimortem cranial injury in the Bronze Age. A blunt object to the right parietal caused trauma in a preadolescent individual from Mokarta (Salemi‐Sicily)
Sicilian protohistory was characterized by a progressive flow of indigenous populations towards the hills of the western Sicilian hinterland. Especially during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age, the island's hinterland was marked by isolated settlements due to Siculi , Ausoni , Morgeti , and Elimi invasions and Phoenician and Greek colonization. In this scenario, Mokarta is an example of territorial autonomy and ethnic isolation ( Sicanian ) w…
Geochemical and mineralogical characterization on an ochre residue adhering to a pebble found in the Oriente A Epigravettian burial, in the Grotta d'Oriente of Favignana (Egadi, Italy)
Exploring the role of fibular extremities as indicators of mobility patterns and locomotor behavior in Homo sapiens from Mid- Late Upper Paleolithic to the modern age
The human fibular shape has been scarcely analyzed in anthropology. However, studies on athletes and human archaeological samples suggest the importance of including fibular structural properties to reconstruct mobility patterns in past populations. This study analyzes human fibular variation in relation to mobility patterns, environmental conditions, subsistence economies, and shoe use to further explore the role of this bone in reconstructing m…
Facial approximation of a skull with signs of tertiary syphilis found in the Skriðuklaustur monastery (Iceland, 15th-16th century AD)
The anatomical bases of the 3D digital facial approximation of the Zlatý kůň 1 woman (ca. 43,000 BP)
In 1950 on Mount Zlatý kůň ('Golden Horse') in modern-day Czech Republic a system of caves was discovered. During many years of research in this area, human and animal osteological remains have been excavated, among which the most interesting ones were nine fragments of a female skull, now dated to ca. 43,000 yrs BP which are one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Eurasia. The aim of this research was to use purely digital techni…
The presence of Homo in Sicily
This article summarises the main findings and data on the ancient peopling of the Mediterranean island of Sicily through an archaeo-anthropological perspective. The hypothesis surrounding the presence of the Lower Palaeolithic in Sicily with more ancestral species of Homo is also extensively reviewed and it is explained why there are not sufficient elements to maintain it. Finally, future multidisciplinary proposals are made to fill the gap on Si…
Exploring the effects of weaning age on adult infectious disease mortality among 18th–19th century Italians
Objectives The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) hypothesis describes how early childhood stress affects morbidity and mortality later in life. The role of early childhood stress in mortality from infectious disease is understudied. Stressors in early childhood that weaken the immune system may result in increased susceptibility to infectious disease in adulthood. Weaning is one of the earliest potential periods of significant s…
Human Peopling and Population Dynamics in Sicily
The geographic position, isolation, and the long and dynamic history of colonization created a human context in Sicily that allows for a particular anthropological study; information about “migratory flow” and “population influx” could be investigated in the cranial morphology of a localized geographical region. The research goals are the identification of temporal trends in facial morphology in order to assess the adaptations and the microevolut…
Paleogenetic analysis and radiocarbon dating on skeletal remains from the Roman necropolis of Contrada Diana (Lipari Island, Sicily)
Exploring prenatal and neonatal life history through dental histology in infants from the Phoenician necropolis of Motya (7th–6th century BCE)
Histomorphometry of deciduous teeth from the Phoenician Motya (Sicily, Italy) • Sex of the infants has been assessed through proteomic analysis of dental enamel. • Stillborn presence excluded by the presence of the birth marker in all the teeth. • Stress markers in prenatal life inversely correlate with individuals’ survivorship. • Enamel growth rates are at the lower limit of the known variability. The biological life history of infants from arc…
Prospezione speleologica, archeologica e antropologica della costa orientale della penisola di San Vito lo Capo (TP)
Two years after the death of Giovanni Mannino, researcher and talented speleologist, we present here unpublished research results of the group of researchers he led. This contribution adds additional information to that previously published in 2022 by Mannino et al. The results presented here deal with the speleological register in an area of the eastern coast of the peninsula of San Vito lo Capo (Trapani), which is very rich in prehistoric and p…
The Descent of Man by C.R. Darwin. A continuous debate since 1871
Il contributo fa parte degli Atti "1871: Firenze capitale...dell'Antropologia Italiana", redatti a seguito della giornata di celebrazioni dei 150 anni dalla fondazione della Società Italiana di Antropologia e Etnologia - Firenze, 15 Febbraio 2022
Petrographic characterization of quartzite tools from the Palaeolithic site of San Teodoro cave (Sicily)
Prospezione speleoarcheologica della falesia «Piana di Sopra» a San Vito lo Capo (TP)
The northern coast of Trapani is characterised by a series of phenomena linked to Quaternary glaciations. These phenomena have modeled esplanades, terraces, cliffs, leaf grooves and caves of great natural beauty. The extreme strip of the Peninsula of S. Vito lo Capo, the Piana di Sopra, is made up of parareciphal limestones with Orbitoline and Rudist from the Cretaceous. This area has a strong density of cavities of marine origin estimated at fou…
A detailed method for creating digital 3D models of human crania
Photogrammetry is a survey technique that allows for the building of three-dimensional (3D) models from digitized output data. In recent years, it has been confirmed as one of the best techniques to build 3D models widely used in several fields such as life and earth sciences, medicine, architecture, topography, archaeology, crime scene investigation, cinematography, and engineering. Close-range photogrammetry, in particular, has several applicat…
The «Painted» Hypogeum of Crispia Salvia (Marsala-TP) ‒ 2nd Century C.E. Preliminary Anthropological and Archaeological Report of Tomb 3 and Tomb 4
The «Painted Hypogeum of Crispia Salvia» is the most important monument of the ancient Punic-Roman necropolis of Lilibeo (today's Marsala). It is the only known paradigmatic example in Sicily of pictorial wall decoration. Iulius Demetrius commissioned the monument in memory of his wife Crispia Salvia, a noblewoman descended from two very important Sicilian families. Here we report on a preliminary anthropological study of Tombs 3 and 4 (Crispia S…
More data on ancient human mitogenome variability in Italy
Regional genetic continuity is highlighted in the Gravettian groups that succeeded in Paglicci. Data from one of the oldest human remains from Sicily reinforce the hypothesis that Epigravettian groups carrying U2'3'4'7'8'9 could be the first inhabitants of the island. The first pre-Neolithic mitogenome from North-Western Italy, sequenced here, shows more affinity with continental Europe than with the Italian peninsula
Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer subsistence in Mediterranean coastal environments
Inferences on Sicilian Mesolithic subsistence patterns from cross-sectional geometry and entheseal changes
A detailed method for creating digital 3D models of human crania
Photogrammetry is a survey technique that allows for the building of three-dimensional (3D) models from digitized output data. In recent years, it has been confirmed as one of the best techniques to build 3D models widely used in several fields such as life and earth sciences, medicine, architecture, topography, archaeology, crime scene investigation, cinematography, and engineering. Close-range photogrammetry, in particular, has several applicat…
Late Pleistocene human evolution in Sicily
Biomolecular study of the human remains from tomb 5859 in the Etruscan necropolis of Monterozzi, Tarquinia (Viterbo, Italy)
From sepulchre to butchery-cooking
Exploring prenatal and neonatal life history through dental histology in infants from the Phoenician necropolis of Motya (7th–6th century BCE)
Histomorphometry of deciduous teeth from the Phoenician Motya (Sicily, Italy) • Sex of the infants has been assessed through proteomic analysis of dental enamel. • Stillborn presence excluded by the presence of the birth marker in all the teeth. • Stress markers in prenatal life inversely correlate with individuals’ survivorship. • Enamel growth rates are at the lower limit of the known variability. The biological life history of infants from arc…
Chromosomes of thecercopithecus aethiops species group
Petrographic characterization of quartzite tools from the Palaeolithic site of San Teodoro cave (Sicily)
Within the symbolic world of the prehistoric hunters
Human Remains and Funerary Rites in the Phoenician Necropolis of Motya (Sicily)
The aim of this paper is to examine the fresh evidence retrieved in the early cemetery or ‘archaic necropolis’ (eighth to sixth century bc ) on the island of Motya, one of the main Phoenician colonies in the Mediterranean. Because of its integrity and the large number of finds, the cemetery has been considered one of the most relevant sites for the study of early burial customs in the West. The absence of anthropological data, completely neglecte…
The banded karyotype ofCercopithecus mitis maesi compared with the karyotypes ofC. albogularis samango andC. nictitans stampflii
The human entry in Sicily
The timing of the earliest peopling of Sicily and, to a wider level, of human mobility in the Mediterranean basin after the Last Glacial Maximum is enriched by the recent discovery of an archaeological record dated back to 16,5 ka cal BP from San Teodoro cave (Acquedolci, Messina). We present the results of a new archaeological campaign inside the grotto, where we were able to identify a layer related to the initial stage of human occupation. The…
Prehistory and Protohistory in Sicily. A Geometric Morphometrics Approach to Study the Biological History of Early Human Peopling of the Island
In recent years, the debate about the early human peopling of Sicily has almost exclusively focused on the archaeological evidence. The dispersal patterns and the possibility for, and degree of, admixture caused by ancient migratory flows have been only investigated in limited anthropological studies conducted on a short time spans. Recent craniofacial morphometric analyses that considered migratory flows and population influx have provided a mor…
The anatomical bases of the 3D digital facial approximation of the Zlatý kůň 1 woman (ca. 43,000 BP)
In 1950 on Mount Zlatý kůň ('Golden Horse') in modern-day Czech Republic a system of caves was discovered. During many years of research in this area, human and animal osteological remains have been excavated, among which the most interesting ones were nine fragments of a female skull, now dated to ca. 43,000 yrs BP which are one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Eurasia. The aim of this research was to use purely digital techni…
Human Peopling and Population Dynamics in Sicily
The geographic position, isolation, and the long and dynamic history of colonization created a human context in Sicily that allows for a particular anthropological study; information about “migratory flow” and “population influx” could be investigated in the cranial morphology of a localized geographical region. The research goals are the identification of temporal trends in facial morphology in order to assess the adaptations and the microevolut…
La Valle dei Templi in epoca medievale. Caratterizzazione antropologica e paleopatologica delle sepolture antistanti il Tempio della Concordia
This research presents the results of the bio-archaeological analyzes carried out on human skeletal remains found in fourteen burials of Medieval chronology at the Archaeological Park of Valle dei Templi in Agrigentum (Sicily). The aim of the research was the acquisition of the information necessary for the reconstruction of the biological profile of each individual, throught the determination of sex, the estimate of the biological age at death, …
New perspectives on the human occupation of the Gulf of Palermo during the Metal Ages
The development of multiple arbitrary amplicon profiling (Maap) techniques
High‐resolution chromosomes of rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta )
Late‐prophase high‐resolution chromosomes were successfully cultured for 22 of 27 Macaca mulatta samples. Twelve of the successful cultures were adequate for karyotyping high‐resolution spreads. High‐resolution chromosome technique provides an important contribution to primate genetics because it can be used to identify chromosomal anomalies undetected in metaphase spreads and may be useful for paternity exclusion analysis
The banded chromosomes of theC. nictitans stampflii (Jentink, 1888)
The karyotype of the speciesC. nictitans stampflii was analysed with high resolution G-banding techniques and with the aid of an image analysis computer system. The diploid number is 2n=70; chromosomes n. 13 and n. 33, and the NOR-bearing chromosomes have variant forms. The high degree of chromosomal variability in the genusCercopithecus is well known, but the degree, the role, and the phylogenetic relevance of the chromosomal variants are yet to…
Chromosomes of thecercopithecus aethiops species group
The banded karyotype ofCercopithecus mitis maesi compared with the karyotypes ofC. albogularis samango andC. nictitans stampflii
A primate radiation
High conservation of the trinucleotide [CTG]n repeat at the myotonic dystrophy locus in nonhuman primates
The development of multiple arbitrary amplicon profiling (Maap) techniques
Applications of PCR in the molecular diagnosis of Plasmodium
The selective advantage of cystic fibrosis heterozygotes tested by aDNA analysis
Recently a heterozygote advantage was suggested to explain the high incidence (1:25 carrier individuals in Europeans) of the cystic fibrosis gene. This selective advantage was speculated to be due to a high resistance to chloride-secreting diarrhea, including cholera. Up to now the major efforts to test directly this hypothesis have been limited to animal models. We propose to verify the hypothesis directly on a sample of human individuals who di…
Genetic aspects in hominid evolution
The study of familial migratory network
The present paper proposes a synthetic methodology in order to give a more exhaustive picture of the migratory phenomenon by the use of different instructive sources. In particular we suggest a socio-demographic analysis of the procreative behaviour and familiar strategies. For this purpose a socio-sanitarian centre in Palermo, as a place of observation of the migratory realities, offers the possibility to investigate the process under different …
Biomolecular study of the human remains from tomb 5859 in the Etruscan necropolis of Monterozzi, Tarquinia (Viterbo, Italy)
Rd Congress of the European Federation for Primatology
A preliminary taxonomic evaluation of the Tertiary Primate fossil record of the Old World is presented. The dataset has been compiled using the information and the structure presented by the NOW database (Neogene Mammalian of the Old World; Academy of Finland, 2007), strongly updated with the additional information derived from different literature sources. A quantitative methodology for compilation and analysis of the data has been applied follo…
Th Meeting of the Italian Primatological Association
Late Pleistocene human evolution in Sicily
Early human peopling of Sicily
Intense gene flow among hunter-gatherer populations accounts for close resemblances among various UP and Mesolithic groups. The beginning of a regional characterization is suggested by the morphological similarity between Italian Late UP and SM, and by decreasing gene flow among populations during the transition from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Mesolithic period
Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer subsistence in Mediterranean coastal environments
The evolution of the Cercopithecini
The Cercopithecini, or African guenon monkeys, are one of the most diverse clades of living primates and comprise the most species‐rich clade of Catarrhini. Species identity is announced by flamboyant coloration of the facial and genital regions and, more cryptically, by vigorous chromosomal rearrangements among taxa. Beneath the skin, however, these animals are skeletally conservative and show low levels of genetic sequence divergence consonant …
Human Remains and Funerary Rites in the Phoenician Necropolis of Motya (Sicily)
The aim of this paper is to examine the fresh evidence retrieved in the early cemetery or ‘archaic necropolis’ (eighth to sixth century bc ) on the island of Motya, one of the main Phoenician colonies in the Mediterranean. Because of its integrity and the large number of finds, the cemetery has been considered one of the most relevant sites for the study of early burial customs in the West. The absence of anthropological data, completely neglecte…
The genomic history of southeastern Europe
The utility of 3D medical imaging techniques for obtaining a reliable differential diagnosis of metastatic cancer in an Iron Age skull
An execution in medieval Sicily
The bioarchaeological and forensic approach is increasingly applied in the study of funerary contexts in archaeology. Here, we present a case of an atypical medieval burial recently discovered in Piazza Armerina (Sicily), in which the integrated use of traditional bioarchaeological and forensic anthropology methods was crucial. The skeleton was lying in a prone position and was characterised by a peculiar injury pattern. We recorded six clear sta…
First evidence of Pleistocene ochre production from bacteriogenic iron oxides. A case study of the Upper Palaeolithic site at the San Teodoro Cave (Sicily, Italy)
Late Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in the Central Mediterranean
New perspectives on the human occupation of the Gulf of Palermo during the Metal Ages
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