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BackgroundAfrican catarrhine primates differ in bacterial disease susceptibility.African catarrhi... more BackgroundAfrican catarrhine primates differ in bacterial disease susceptibility.African catarrhine primates differ in bacterial disease susceptibility.MethodsHuman, chimpanzee, and baboon blood were stimulated with TLR-detected bacterial agonists and cytokine/chemokine induction assessed by real-time PCR.Human, chimpanzee, and baboon blood were stimulated with TLR-detected bacterial agonists and cytokine/chemokine induction assessed by real-time PCR.ResultsHumans and chimpanzees shared similar cytokine/chemokine responses, while baboon cytokine/chemokine induction differed. Generally, responses were agonist independent.Humans and chimpanzees shared similar cytokine/chemokine responses, while baboon cytokine/chemokine induction differed. Generally, responses were agonist independent.ConclusionsThese primates tend to generate species rather than agonist-specific responses to bacterial agonists.These primates tend to generate species rather than agonist-specific responses to bacterial...
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International Journal of Paleopathology, 2020
We set out to assemble this Special Issue of IJPP with three goals in mind: (1) to familiarize An... more We set out to assemble this Special Issue of IJPP with three goals in mind: (1) to familiarize Anglophone readers with research on paleopathology conducted by Chinese scholars; (2) to enhance interest in paleopathological research among Chinese scholars, and to foster the use of differential diagnosis as the key mode of paleo-pathological analysis; and (3) to initiate integration of pathological analysis of human skeletal collections with historical records documenting early medical practices, epidemics, development and age-related diseases, and demographic records. The collection of papers that follows presents new data, from a range of time periods and geographic and social contexts, that we feel reflect the diversity, dynamism, and enormous scope of archaeology in China today. Themes such as infectious disease history, interpersonal violence, and comorbidity as a methodological issue are addressed by multiple papers. However, as the special issue developed, we also came to a slow appreciation of structural constraints that made our original goals difficult to attain within the current state of our discipline, of which the language barrier represents only a minor issue. This introductory paper is intended to contextualize the Special Issue, and help readers understand the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence paleopathological research in China and its interactions with similar research in other parts of the world.
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This paper presents a case study of a young adult from the late Neolithic Yangshao cultural perio... more This paper presents a case study of a young adult from the late Neolithic Yangshao cultural period site (∼3300-2900 years BC) of Guanjia (关家) located in Henan Province on the Central Plains of China, who has evidence for skeletal dysplasia characterised by proportional stunting of the long bones and a small axial skeleton , generalised osteopenia, and non-fusion of epiphyses. We provide a detailed differential diagnosis of skeletal dysplasia with paediatric onset and conclude that this is likely a form of hypopituitarism or hy-pothyroidism, an extremely rare finding within the archaeological context. This paper highlights the issues of distinguishing the forms of proportional dwarfism in palaeopathology because of the considerable variation in manifestation of these conditions. Finally, we assess whether there were any health and social implications for this person and community through the consideration of a bioarchaeology of care approach across the lifecourse, burial context, and information on social perceptions of 'difference' in the community.
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Farming domesticated millets, tending pigs, and hunting constituted
the core of human subsistence... more Farming domesticated millets, tending pigs, and hunting constituted
the core of human subsistence strategies during Neolithic Yangshao
(5000–2900 BC). Introduction of wheat and barley as well as the
addition of domesticated herbivores during the Late Neolithic
(∼2600–1900 BC) led to restructuring of ancient Chinese subsistence
strategies. This study documents a dietary shift from indigenous
millets to the newly introduced cereals in northcentral China during
the Bronze Age Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771–221 BC) based on stable
isotope analysis of human and animal bone samples. Our results
show that this change affected females to a greater degree than
males. We find that consumption of the newly introduced cereals
was associated with less consumption of animal products and a
higher rate of skeletal stress markers among females. We hypothesized
that the observed separation of dietary signatures between
males and females marks the rise of male-biased inequality in early
China. We test this hypothesis by comparing Eastern Zhou human
skeletal data with those fromNeolithic Yangshao archaeological contexts.
We find no evidence of male–female inequality in early farming
communities. The presence of male-biased inequality in Eastern
Zhou society is supported by increased body height difference between
the sexes as well as the greater wealth of male burials.
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the core of human subsistence strategies during Neolithic Yangshao
(5000–2900 BC). Introduction of wheat and barley as well as the
addition of domesticated herbivores during the Late Neolithic
(∼2600–1900 BC) led to restructuring of ancient Chinese subsistence
strategies. This study documents a dietary shift from indigenous
millets to the newly introduced cereals in northcentral China during
the Bronze Age Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771–221 BC) based on stable
isotope analysis of human and animal bone samples. Our results
show that this change affected females to a greater degree than
males. We find that consumption of the newly introduced cereals
was associated with less consumption of animal products and a
higher rate of skeletal stress markers among females. We hypothesized
that the observed separation of dietary signatures between
males and females marks the rise of male-biased inequality in early
China. We test this hypothesis by comparing Eastern Zhou human
skeletal data with those fromNeolithic Yangshao archaeological contexts.
We find no evidence of male–female inequality in early farming
communities. The presence of male-biased inequality in Eastern
Zhou society is supported by increased body height difference between
the sexes as well as the greater wealth of male burials.
the core of human subsistence strategies during Neolithic Yangshao
(5000–2900 BC). Introduction of wheat and barley as well as the
addition of domesticated herbivores during the Late Neolithic
(∼2600–1900 BC) led to restructuring of ancient Chinese subsistence
strategies. This study documents a dietary shift from indigenous
millets to the newly introduced cereals in northcentral China during
the Bronze Age Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771–221 BC) based on stable
isotope analysis of human and animal bone samples. Our results
show that this change affected females to a greater degree than
males. We find that consumption of the newly introduced cereals
was associated with less consumption of animal products and a
higher rate of skeletal stress markers among females. We hypothesized
that the observed separation of dietary signatures between
males and females marks the rise of male-biased inequality in early
China. We test this hypothesis by comparing Eastern Zhou human
skeletal data with those fromNeolithic Yangshao archaeological contexts.
We find no evidence of male–female inequality in early farming
communities. The presence of male-biased inequality in Eastern
Zhou society is supported by increased body height difference between
the sexes as well as the greater wealth of male burials.