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Carabelli’s trait: Definition and review of a commonly used dental non-metric v...

Carabelli’s trait has been studied for more than 150 years. The use of this dental morphological trait in biodistance analyses, phylogenetic studies, kinship inference and forensic anthropology is broadly documented. Due to these and other anthropological and evolutionary applications of the trait, and to its variability, it is still a subject of interest in the anthropological literature. This work aims to bri...

Comparison of the entheseal changes of the os coxae of Portuguese males (19th-2...

The possible association between entheseal changes and activity has been widely studied. However many questions remain. This study aims to assess if occupation and physical activity influences the age at which entheseal changes appear in the iliac crest, retroauricular area, iliac tuberosity, ischial tuberosity and obturator foramen. Absence or presence of ossification exostosis and stress lesions was recorded ...

The Roman cremation burials of the Encosta de Sant'Ana (Lisbon, Portugal) 

The Roman cremation burials of Encosta de Sant’Ana (Lisbon)

Excavations of a Roman cemetery at Encosta de Sant’Ana in Lisbon uncovered a small number of cremation burials. Information about cremation practices during this particular period comes mostly from the writings of classical authors such as Pliny or Cicero. Opportunities to confirm their descriptions in Portugal by direct observation in the archaeological record have been rare. Therefore, the burials from Enco...

Musculoskeletal markers in the toes: population data from early twentieth centu...

Desvio lateral do I dígito do pé e torção femoral em esqueleto da Fábrica dos P...

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) material culture: implications on taxonomy

In this paper it is suggested a review of the current taxonomy of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Based on the material culture, and others factors, such as genetic information, it is argued the inclusion in the genus Homo. There are several references concerning the use of tools by chimpanzees, which all together show that, after man, they exhibit the biggest repertory of tools. The use of tools is not innat...