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Article Reference Rediscovery, range extension, phylogenetic relationships and updated diagnosis of the Ornate Long-tailed Lizard Latastia ornata Monard, 1940 (Squamata: Lacertidae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023 OA
Article Reference Barcoding and traditional health practitioner perspectives are informative to monitor and conserve frogs and reptiles traded for traditional medicine in urban South Africa
Previous literature suggests that Indigenous cultural practices, specifically traditional medicine, are commonplace among urban communities contrary to the general conception that such practices are restricted to rural societies. We reviewed previous literature for records of herptiles (frog and reptile species) sold by traditional health practitioners in urban South Africa, then used visual confirmation surveys, DNA barcoding and folk taxonomy to identify the herptile species that were on sale. Additionally, we interviewed 11 IsiZulu and SePedi speaking traditional health practitioners to document details of the collection and pricing of herptile specimens along with the practitioners' views of current conservation measures for traditional medicine markets. The 34 herptile species recorded in previous literature on traditional medicine markets included endangered and non-native species. Spectrophotometry measurements of the DNA we extracted from the tissue of herptiles used in traditional medicine were an unreliable predictor of whether those extractions would be suitable for further experimental work. From our initial set of 111 tissue samples, 81 sequencing reactions were successful and 55 of those sequences had species-level matches to COI reference sequences on the NCBI GenBank and/or BOLD databases. Molecular identification revealed that traditional health practitioners correctly labelled 77% of the samples that we successfully identified with DNA barcoding in this study. Our mixed methodology approach is useful for conservation planning as it updates knowledge of animal use in Indigenous remedies and can accurately identify species of high conservation priority. Furthermore, this study highlights the possibility of collaborative conservation planning with traditional health practitioners.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023 OA
Article Reference Preference for fish in a Neolithic hunter-gatherer community of the upper Tigris, elucidated by amino acid δ15N analysis
We report here the stable nitrogen isotope composition (d15N) of individual amino acids and the d15N and d13C content of collagen from human and faunal remains collected from Hasankeyf H€oyük, an early Neolithic site in the upper Tigris valley. Based on the d15N of collagen only, the contributions of freshwater resources to the diet of the hunter-gatherers were difficult to clearly identify relative to terrestrial resources. However, analysis of the nitrogen isotope composition of individual amino acids enabled the identification of minor contributions from freshwater resources to the diet in a community primarily dependent on terrestrial resources. Individual variability suggested that some individuals at Hasankeyf H€oyük used freshwater resources, whereas others probably depended primarily on terrestrial food resources. The importance of freshwater resources as food for this hunter-gatherer community was variable among groups and depended on burial location and time of burial.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Inproceedings Reference More animal burials from the Predynastic elite cemetery of Hierakonpolis (Upper Egypt): the 2008 season
Three animal burials from the Predynastic elite cemetery HK6 at Hierakonpolis are described. Recent excavations at this site have revealed large tomb compounds and a precinct of funerary temples dating to the Naqada IC–IIB (ca. 3800–3600 BC), all of which included animal burials. Shallow pits discovered by the enclosure wall of the cemetery and near the northeast corner of the temple precinct yielded the articulated skeletons of nine dogs, a baboon and six cats. A description of the finds is provided and special attention is given to the size reconstruction and possible breeds of the dogs, the pathology seen on the baboon skeleton and its interpretation in terms of conditions of keeping, and the status of the cats (wild, tamed or domestic).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Inproceedings Reference An unusual cattle burial at Dayr al-Barshā (Late Period, Middle Egypt)
During excavations in the desert plain near Dayr al-Barshā in Middle Egypt, a circular pit filled with cattle bones was found. The pit, with a diameter of about 1.5m, contained the almost complete skeletons of 15 Egyptian Longhorns, dated to 410–360 cal BC. The material was in a remarkably good state of preservation, but few elements were found in articulation. Apart from the more-or-less complete skeletons, some fragmentary remains of at least three additional individuals have been collected. The age at death, sex and size of the animals has been established and the pathologies and traces on the bones have been recorded. No parallels are known for the cattle burial at Dayr al-Barshā. The animals were probably kept in the context of a local temple economy. In line with common practices at that time, their bodies were macerated and the obtained skeletons ceremonially buried later on.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Webpublished Reference Archaeozoology in Sub-Saharan Africa. . In: A. Smith Livingstone, E. Cornelissen, O. Gosselain, S. MacEachern (eds) Field Manual for African Archaeology. Tervuren: RMCA, series ‘Documents on Social Sciences and Humanities’, pp. 210-213
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Webpublished Reference L’archéozoologie en Afrique subsaharienne. In: A. Smith Livingstone, E. Cornelissen, O. Gosselain, S. MacEachern (eds) Manuel de terrain en Archéologie africaine. Tervuren: MRAC, collection «Documents en Sciences humaines et sociales», pp. 210-213
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Article Reference Description of three new species of Leptotrophon Houart, 1995 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Trophoninae) from New Caledonia
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021
Article Reference A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021
Article Reference Review of the Oriental stick insect genus Trachythorax Redtenbacher, 1908 with two new species from Vietnam and comments on egg parasitism and morphological counteradaptations (Phasmida, Lonchodidae, Necrosciinae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021