Xavier Jordana
xavierjordana.bsky.social
Xavier Jordana
@xavierjordana.bsky.social
Associate Professor of #BiologicalAnthropology at UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) #ForensicAnthropology #Bioarchaeology #Osteoarchaeology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-6630
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
September 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
PhD thesis defense: Enamel Growth Lines in Deciduous Teeth: Life History Reconstruction in Ancient Populations by @animartirosyan.bsky.social . Co-supervised by @xavierjordana.bsky.social Assumpció Malgosa @uab.cat
Judit Molera @uvic-fcte.bsky.social #DentalHistology #Synchrotron Congratulation 🎉
July 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Cinc investigadors de la UAB, guardonats amb el Reconeixement al Talent Serra Húnter www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
Cinc investigadors de la UAB, guardonats amb el Reconeixement al Talent Serra Húnter
Un total de cinc membres del PDI de la UAB han rebut el guardó de Reconeixement al Talent Serra Húnter en un acte adreçat a celebrar amb tota la...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Reposted by Xavier Jordana
🦷 New study out! Our SR μ-XRF analysis of modern and archaeological human incisors sheds light on trace element distribution, enamel maturation, and diagenesis. Zinc patterns reveal insights around the NNL.
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#DentalHistology #Bioarchaeology #Synchrotron
Trace elements, maturation processes and diagenesis in human deciduous incisors
Post-mortem alteration of trace elements can complicate the interpretation of original biogenic signals related to diet, environment and enamel matura…
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May 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
We explore how trace elements and diagenetic changes inform our understanding of early life and post-mortem processes in ancient teeth. #Bioarchaeology #Dentalhistology #Synchrotron @uab.cat @uvic-ucc.cat @esrf.fr www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Trace elements, maturation processes and diagenesis in human deciduous incisors
Post-mortem alteration of trace elements can complicate the interpretation of original biogenic signals related to diet, environment and enamel matura…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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L’estudi de la #UAB sobre els enterraments de nadons ibers a Ullastret ha estat destacat a TV3!

✅ La recerca evidencia el caràcter familiar ritual dels enterraments. 

#UABAlsMitjans 

Telenotícies - Reestudien els enterraments de nadons de la ciutat ibèrica d'Ullastret - 3Cat
Les noves tècniques han permès determinar que no eren morts en sacrificis ni rituals.
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March 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reposted by Xavier Jordana
Reposted by Xavier Jordana
Archaeologists in Israel Uncover One of the Oldest Burial Grounds in the World www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...
Archaeologists in Israel uncover one of the oldest burial grounds in the world
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March 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Preprint article: Trace Elements, Maturation Processes and Diagenesis in Human Deciduous Incisors @SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Our latest article is currently under review! 🤞 #Dentalhistology #Synchrotron #NeonatalLine #BiologicalAnthropology
Trace Elements, Maturation Processes and Diagenesis in Human Deciduous Incisors
Post-mortem alteration of trace elements can complicate the interpretation of original biogenic signals related to diet, environment and enamel maturation proce
papers.ssrn.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Reposted by Xavier Jordana
Modern human origins cannot be traced back to a single point in time (2021)
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Modern human origins cannot be traced back to a single point in time
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December 22, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Reposted by Xavier Jordana
Enguany hem conegut herois anònims que van combatre per a emperadors romans, hem recorregut les restes d'una de les últimes batalles d'Espàrtac, hem esbrinat més coses dels ibers i hem entrat en un espai tan privat com un monestir

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Les troballes arqueològiques més importants de l'any
Descobertes que fan replantejar el passat, com ara evidències de la pintura rupestre més antiga, noves troballes a Pompeia i històries de monestirs
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December 15, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Microscopic study of milk teeth reveals mystery of death of Iberian culture newborns buried inside homes…
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
November 23, 2024 at 3:11 PM