"Archaeology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Study of the ancient and recent human or animal past through material remains. It analyzes the physical remains of the past in pursuit of a broad and comprehensive understanding of human culture.
| Descriptor ID |
D001106
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.076.201.208
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Archaeology" by people in Profiles.
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Four-thousand-year-old genomes show deep roots of social inequality. Nature. 2019 10; 574(7778):304-305.
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Lost Denisovan bone reveals surprisingly human-like finger. Nature. 2019 09; 573(7773):175-176.
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Siberia's ancient ghost clan starts to surrender its secrets. Nature. 2019 02; 566(7745):444-446.
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Ancient genomics is recasting the story of the Americas' first residents. Nature. 2018 11; 563(7731):303-304.
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Molecular archaeoparasitology identifies cultural changes in the Medieval Hanseatic trading centre of Lübeck. Proc Biol Sci. 2018 10 03; 285(1888).
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The impact of environmental change on the use of early pottery by East Asian hunter-gatherers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 07 31; 115(31):7931-7936.
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The peopling of South America and the trans-Andean gene flow of the first settlers. Genome Res. 2018 06; 28(6):767-779.
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Divided by DNA: The uneasy relationship between archaeology and ancient genomics. Nature. 2018 03 29; 555(7698):573-576.
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Archaeologists say human-evolution study used stolen bone. Nature. 2017 11 13; 551(7680):279-280.
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Skeleton plundered from Mexican cave was one of the Americas' oldest. Nature. 2017 08 30; 549(7670):14-15.