Margit Berner
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 118441 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Margit Berner |
| PRENOMES | Margit |
| SOBRENOME | Berner |
| ASSINATURA | BERNER M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Natural History Museum Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8922-7268 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 344 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1992 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Assessing Violence in a Museum Collection of Human Remains
This study explores how violence has influenced the acquisition of human remains for museum collections. A total of n =365 individuals with detailed documentation curated at the Department of Anthropology, Natural History Museum Vienna (DA-NHMW) are analysed to detect and utilize specific patterns, also with the aim to make predictions about the context of violence they were acquired from. This is done by comparing historical records with skeleta…
Die letzten Zeugen einer Umbruchszeit. Zwei frühmittelalterliche Gräber von Wien, Zentralfriedhof
Die Wiederauffindung zweier außergewöhnlicher Gräber auf dem heutigen Wiener Zentralfriedhof, die in das 5. Jahrhundert datiert werden können, gewährt neue Einblicke in eine Umbruchszeit des Frühmittelalters. Die Neubewertung des archäologischen Befunds und der anthropologischen und zoologischen Überreste aus dem Jahr 1921 weisen nicht nur auf frühmittelalterliche, sondern auch auf latènezeitliche Gräber- oder Siedlungsspuren hin. Die Neubewertun…
More Error than Minority
The Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age ( c. 2900–1600 bc ) of Central Europe are characterized by burial practices that strongly differentiate between men and women through body placement and orientation in the grave, as well as through grave goods. The osteological sex estimation of the individuals from the cemeteries of Franzhausen I and Gemeinlebarn F corresponds to the gender expressed in the funerary practice in 98 per cent of cases. In thi…
Growing up Avar
This study investigates adolescence in the early medieval period in Austria by combining historical, archaeological, genetic, and osteological data. To better understand adolescence in the Avar period (650-800 CE), we consulted early medieval inscriptions and historical sources on steppe peoples and correlated them to the osteological findings on the timing of development and the pubertal growth spurt from two Austrian sites. We found that non-sp…
Re-telling the story of Selk'nam ancestors
Museums are places characterised by collecting objects, displaying them for public education and also subjecting their collections to research. Yet knowledge can not only be created by using the collection for research. The history of a collection can also be reconstructed, albeit mostly in a fragmentary way. This is important when there is evidence that the collection was acquired in a colonial context, when the collection contains human remains…
Challenging definitions and diagnostic approaches for ancient rare diseases
Titelseiten
Arms-bearers in separate graves from Great Moravia and the emergence of the Early Medieval military-aristocratic organization in East-Central Europe
Die Existenz Großmährens wird in die Zeit vom 9. bis zur 1. Hälfte des 10. Jahrhunderts datiert. Es erstreckte sich zwischen dem karolingischen Westen und dem slawischen „Außeneuropa“ und galt als erstes Staatsgebilde der Slawen, das die militär-aristokratische Struktur Westeuropas nachahmte. Neu entdeckte separate Bestattungen mit Waffen und Sporen lassen jedoch Zweifel an dieser Deutung aufkommen. Der besondere Bestattungsritus der hier vorgele…
The effect of age and body composition on body mass estimation of males using the stature/bi-iliac method
Can we refine body mass estimations based on femoral head breadth
Scientific analysis of a calcified object from a post-medieval burial in Vienna, Austria
The impact of subsistence changes on humeral bilateral asymmetry in Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene Europe
Gradual decline in mobility with the adoption of food production in Europe
Significance Declining mobility levels following the Pleistocene had profound effects on human demography, social organization, and health, but the exact timing and pace of this critical change are unknown. Here we examine direct evidence for changing mobility levels from limb bone structural characteristics in a large sample of European skeletons spanning the past 30,000 y. Our results show that mobility first declined during the Neolithic, at t…
Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in the European Holocene
Techniques that are currently available for estimating stature and body mass from European skeletal remains are all subject to various limitations. Here, we develop new prediction equations based on large skeletal samples representing much of the continent and temporal periods ranging from the Mesolithic to the 20th century. Anatomical reconstruction of stature is carried out for 501 individuals, and body mass is calculated from estimated stature…
Large-Scale Anthropological Surveys in Austria-Hungary, 1871–1918
1889: At a joint meeting of the German and Viennese Anthropological Societies, Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) announces that, in the next twenty years, more study should be devoted to the relations and diff erences between the inhabitants of Europe, which he regarded to be anthropologically less well studied than non-Europeans. 2 Like the majority of his colleagues, he rejects the idea that "nationalities" past or present were identical with "races."…
Large-Scale Anthropological Surveys in Austria-Hungary, 1871-1918
Technical note
In comparing long‐bone cross‐sectional geometric properties between individuals, percentages of bone length are often used to identify equivalent locations along the diaphysis. In fragmentary specimens where bone lengths cannot be measured, however, these locations must be estimated more indirectly. In this study, we examine the effect of inaccurately located femoral and tibial midshafts on estimation of geometric properties. The error ranges wer…
Race and physical anthropology in interwar Austria
This article focuses on interwar Austrian physical anthropology, tracing its scientific aspirations, gradual institutionalization, and wider popularization during the interwar period. Largely concentrated in Vienna, Austrian physical anthropologists debated racial questions extensively and conducted racial evaluations based on detailed morphological studies and in-depth analysis of facial "racial" traits. This method was considered ideal for gene…
Human manipulative behavior in the Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
It is assumed that the transition from the Late Eneolithic to the Early Bronze Age in Central Europe was associated with substantial changes in subsistence and the perception of gender differences. However, the archeological record itself does not entirely support this model. Alternatively, this transition may be interpreted as a continuous process. We used asymmetry in external dimensions, and asymmetry in size and distribution of cortical tissu…
Blood and Homeland
The history of eugenics and racial nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe is a neglected topic of analysis in contemporary scholarship. The 20 essays in this volume, written by distinguished scholars of eugenics and fascism alongside a new generation of scholars, excavate the hitherto unknown eugenics movements in Central and Southeast Europe, including Austria and Germany. Eugenics and racial nationalism are topics that have constantly been…
Mobility in Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
Some scholars explain the absence of settlements in the Bohemian and Moravian Late Eneolithic (Corded Ware archaeological culture) as a consequence of pastoral subsistence with a high degree of mobility. However, recent archaeological studies argued that the archaeological record of the Late Eneolithic in Central Europe exhibits evidence for sedentary subsistence with mixed agriculture, similar to the subsequent Early Bronze Age. Because the arch…
"Body size, body proportions, and mobility in the Tyrolean "Iceman
Mobility in Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
The Last Domicile of the Iceman from Hauslabjoch
Enamel thickness and the helicoidal occlusal plane
In the present study 38 unworn maxillary molars (M 1 = 16, M 2 = 12, M 3 = 10) of modern humans from a Slavic necropolis were sectioned through the mesial cusps in a plane perpendicular to the cervical margin of the crown. Five slightly worn M 1 s and one slightly worn M 3 were also used thus increasing the total sample to 44, but measurements made on the worn areas were coded as missing values. Seven measurements of enamel thickness as well as t…
Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in the European Holocene
Techniques that are currently available for estimating stature and body mass from European skeletal remains are all subject to various limitations. Here, we develop new prediction equations based on large skeletal samples representing much of the continent and temporal periods ranging from the Mesolithic to the 20th century. Anatomical reconstruction of stature is carried out for 501 individuals, and body mass is calculated from estimated stature…
"Body size, body proportions, and mobility in the Tyrolean "Iceman
Enamel thickness of human maxillary molars reconsidered
Forty‐four modern human maxillary molars (M 1 = 21, M 2 = 12, and M 3 = 11) were sectioned through the mesial cusps in a plane perpendicular to the cervical margin of the crown. Eight measurements of enamel thickness as well as bucco‐lingual (BL) and mesio‐distal (MD) diameters were recorded for each tooth in order to investigate differences in these dimensions between tooth categories. Uni‐ and multi‐variate analyses revealed first maxillary mol…
The impact of subsistence changes on humeral bilateral asymmetry in Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene Europe
Mobility in Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
Some scholars explain the absence of settlements in the Bohemian and Moravian Late Eneolithic (Corded Ware archaeological culture) as a consequence of pastoral subsistence with a high degree of mobility. However, recent archaeological studies argued that the archaeological record of the Late Eneolithic in Central Europe exhibits evidence for sedentary subsistence with mixed agriculture, similar to the subsequent Early Bronze Age. Because the arch…
Human manipulative behavior in the Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
It is assumed that the transition from the Late Eneolithic to the Early Bronze Age in Central Europe was associated with substantial changes in subsistence and the perception of gender differences. However, the archeological record itself does not entirely support this model. Alternatively, this transition may be interpreted as a continuous process. We used asymmetry in external dimensions, and asymmetry in size and distribution of cortical tissu…
Enamel thickness and the helicoidal occlusal plane
In the present study 38 unworn maxillary molars (M 1 = 16, M 2 = 12, M 3 = 10) of modern humans from a Slavic necropolis were sectioned through the mesial cusps in a plane perpendicular to the cervical margin of the crown. Five slightly worn M 1 s and one slightly worn M 3 were also used thus increasing the total sample to 44, but measurements made on the worn areas were coded as missing values. Seven measurements of enamel thickness as well as t…
Technical note
In comparing long‐bone cross‐sectional geometric properties between individuals, percentages of bone length are often used to identify equivalent locations along the diaphysis. In fragmentary specimens where bone lengths cannot be measured, however, these locations must be estimated more indirectly. In this study, we examine the effect of inaccurately located femoral and tibial midshafts on estimation of geometric properties. The error ranges wer…
Mobility in Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
The Last Domicile of the Iceman from Hauslabjoch
The effect of age and body composition on body mass estimation of males using the stature/bi-iliac method
Can we refine body mass estimations based on femoral head breadth
Growing up Avar
This study investigates adolescence in the early medieval period in Austria by combining historical, archaeological, genetic, and osteological data. To better understand adolescence in the Avar period (650-800 CE), we consulted early medieval inscriptions and historical sources on steppe peoples and correlated them to the osteological findings on the timing of development and the pubertal growth spurt from two Austrian sites. We found that non-sp…
Arms-bearers in separate graves from Great Moravia and the emergence of the Early Medieval military-aristocratic organization in East-Central Europe
Die Existenz Großmährens wird in die Zeit vom 9. bis zur 1. Hälfte des 10. Jahrhunderts datiert. Es erstreckte sich zwischen dem karolingischen Westen und dem slawischen „Außeneuropa“ und galt als erstes Staatsgebilde der Slawen, das die militär-aristokratische Struktur Westeuropas nachahmte. Neu entdeckte separate Bestattungen mit Waffen und Sporen lassen jedoch Zweifel an dieser Deutung aufkommen. Der besondere Bestattungsritus der hier vorgele…
Race and physical anthropology in interwar Austria
This article focuses on interwar Austrian physical anthropology, tracing its scientific aspirations, gradual institutionalization, and wider popularization during the interwar period. Largely concentrated in Vienna, Austrian physical anthropologists debated racial questions extensively and conducted racial evaluations based on detailed morphological studies and in-depth analysis of facial "racial" traits. This method was considered ideal for gene…
The Early Bronze Age graveyard in Franzhausen I, Lower Austria - 2. Demographic analysis
In a recent study of 714 graves of the Early Bronze Age cemetery, Franzhausen I, 658 individuals were demographically analysed. The masculinity rate and the mortality rate in the age groups were of similar order compared with estimates derived from other series of this period. On the base of a stationary population model, life tables were calculated showing life expectancy at birth to be 25.8 years and at the age of 20, 17.7 years. Also computed …
The Early Bronze Age graveyard in Franzhausen I, Lower Austria - 2. Demographic analysis
In a recent study of 714 graves of the Early Bronze Age cemetery, Franzhausen I, 658 individuals were demographically analysed. The masculinity rate and the mortality rate in the age groups were of similar order compared with estimates derived from other series of this period. On the base of a stationary population model, life tables were calculated showing life expectancy at birth to be 25.8 years and at the age of 20, 17.7 years. Also computed …
The Early Bronze Age graveyard in Franzhausen I, Lower Austria - 1. General
Enamel thickness of human maxillary molars reconsidered
Forty‐four modern human maxillary molars (M 1 = 21, M 2 = 12, and M 3 = 11) were sectioned through the mesial cusps in a plane perpendicular to the cervical margin of the crown. Eight measurements of enamel thickness as well as bucco‐lingual (BL) and mesio‐distal (MD) diameters were recorded for each tooth in order to investigate differences in these dimensions between tooth categories. Uni‐ and multi‐variate analyses revealed first maxillary mol…
Enamel thickness and the helicoidal occlusal plane
In the present study 38 unworn maxillary molars (M 1 = 16, M 2 = 12, M 3 = 10) of modern humans from a Slavic necropolis were sectioned through the mesial cusps in a plane perpendicular to the cervical margin of the crown. Five slightly worn M 1 s and one slightly worn M 3 were also used thus increasing the total sample to 44, but measurements made on the worn areas were coded as missing values. Seven measurements of enamel thickness as well as t…
The Last Domicile of the Iceman from Hauslabjoch
Mobility in Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
Blood and Homeland
The history of eugenics and racial nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe is a neglected topic of analysis in contemporary scholarship. The 20 essays in this volume, written by distinguished scholars of eugenics and fascism alongside a new generation of scholars, excavate the hitherto unknown eugenics movements in Central and Southeast Europe, including Austria and Germany. Eugenics and racial nationalism are topics that have constantly been…
Mobility in Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
Some scholars explain the absence of settlements in the Bohemian and Moravian Late Eneolithic (Corded Ware archaeological culture) as a consequence of pastoral subsistence with a high degree of mobility. However, recent archaeological studies argued that the archaeological record of the Late Eneolithic in Central Europe exhibits evidence for sedentary subsistence with mixed agriculture, similar to the subsequent Early Bronze Age. Because the arch…
"Body size, body proportions, and mobility in the Tyrolean "Iceman
Human manipulative behavior in the Central European Late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age
It is assumed that the transition from the Late Eneolithic to the Early Bronze Age in Central Europe was associated with substantial changes in subsistence and the perception of gender differences. However, the archeological record itself does not entirely support this model. Alternatively, this transition may be interpreted as a continuous process. We used asymmetry in external dimensions, and asymmetry in size and distribution of cortical tissu…
Large-Scale Anthropological Surveys in Austria-Hungary, 1871–1918
1889: At a joint meeting of the German and Viennese Anthropological Societies, Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) announces that, in the next twenty years, more study should be devoted to the relations and diff erences between the inhabitants of Europe, which he regarded to be anthropologically less well studied than non-Europeans. 2 Like the majority of his colleagues, he rejects the idea that "nationalities" past or present were identical with "races."…
Large-Scale Anthropological Surveys in Austria-Hungary, 1871-1918
Technical note
In comparing long‐bone cross‐sectional geometric properties between individuals, percentages of bone length are often used to identify equivalent locations along the diaphysis. In fragmentary specimens where bone lengths cannot be measured, however, these locations must be estimated more indirectly. In this study, we examine the effect of inaccurately located femoral and tibial midshafts on estimation of geometric properties. The error ranges wer…
Race and physical anthropology in interwar Austria
This article focuses on interwar Austrian physical anthropology, tracing its scientific aspirations, gradual institutionalization, and wider popularization during the interwar period. Largely concentrated in Vienna, Austrian physical anthropologists debated racial questions extensively and conducted racial evaluations based on detailed morphological studies and in-depth analysis of facial "racial" traits. This method was considered ideal for gene…
Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in the European Holocene
Techniques that are currently available for estimating stature and body mass from European skeletal remains are all subject to various limitations. Here, we develop new prediction equations based on large skeletal samples representing much of the continent and temporal periods ranging from the Mesolithic to the 20th century. Anatomical reconstruction of stature is carried out for 501 individuals, and body mass is calculated from estimated stature…
Gradual decline in mobility with the adoption of food production in Europe
Significance Declining mobility levels following the Pleistocene had profound effects on human demography, social organization, and health, but the exact timing and pace of this critical change are unknown. Here we examine direct evidence for changing mobility levels from limb bone structural characteristics in a large sample of European skeletons spanning the past 30,000 y. Our results show that mobility first declined during the Neolithic, at t…
Scientific analysis of a calcified object from a post-medieval burial in Vienna, Austria
The impact of subsistence changes on humeral bilateral asymmetry in Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene Europe
The effect of age and body composition on body mass estimation of males using the stature/bi-iliac method
Can we refine body mass estimations based on femoral head breadth
Challenging definitions and diagnostic approaches for ancient rare diseases
Titelseiten
Arms-bearers in separate graves from Great Moravia and the emergence of the Early Medieval military-aristocratic organization in East-Central Europe
Die Existenz Großmährens wird in die Zeit vom 9. bis zur 1. Hälfte des 10. Jahrhunderts datiert. Es erstreckte sich zwischen dem karolingischen Westen und dem slawischen „Außeneuropa“ und galt als erstes Staatsgebilde der Slawen, das die militär-aristokratische Struktur Westeuropas nachahmte. Neu entdeckte separate Bestattungen mit Waffen und Sporen lassen jedoch Zweifel an dieser Deutung aufkommen. Der besondere Bestattungsritus der hier vorgele…
Re-telling the story of Selk'nam ancestors
Museums are places characterised by collecting objects, displaying them for public education and also subjecting their collections to research. Yet knowledge can not only be created by using the collection for research. The history of a collection can also be reconstructed, albeit mostly in a fragmentary way. This is important when there is evidence that the collection was acquired in a colonial context, when the collection contains human remains…
Die letzten Zeugen einer Umbruchszeit. Zwei frühmittelalterliche Gräber von Wien, Zentralfriedhof
Die Wiederauffindung zweier außergewöhnlicher Gräber auf dem heutigen Wiener Zentralfriedhof, die in das 5. Jahrhundert datiert werden können, gewährt neue Einblicke in eine Umbruchszeit des Frühmittelalters. Die Neubewertung des archäologischen Befunds und der anthropologischen und zoologischen Überreste aus dem Jahr 1921 weisen nicht nur auf frühmittelalterliche, sondern auch auf latènezeitliche Gräber- oder Siedlungsspuren hin. Die Neubewertun…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (18 obras) · Geography (16 obras) · Archaeology (13 obras) · History (9 obras) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (9 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 obras) · Bronze Age (7 obras) · Demography (7 obras) · Medicine (7 obras) · Sociology (7 obras)