Monthly Archives: November 2014

“There’s something the dead are keeping back”: Why I study bioarchaeology

Posted on November 25, 2014 by JB

Note: This is a longform essay that I entered in Brown’s Archaeology for the People competition back in September. On the one hand, I did not win, which means I am, sadly, neither rich nor famous. On the other hand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Longform | 2 Comments

Osteology Everywhere: Via Verde Edition

Posted on November 21, 2014 by JB

This is the view currently visible outside of my window: For a variety of reasons, I’m spending a few months in a city that is, quite appropriately, locally dubbed “The White Grave”. What with the weather and the monotonous slog that … Continue reading →

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Animal Scavenging and Scattering and the Implications for Documenting the Deaths of Undocumented Border Crossers in the Sonoran Desert

Posted on November 16, 2014 by JB

A few days ago an article that I co-authored with three other researchers from the University of Michigan finally went live online.  This foray into forensic taphonomy was part of a larger project run by Jason De León called the Undocumented Migration … Continue reading →

Posted in Fauna, Forensic Anthropology, Publications | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

How to identify and side parietal bones

Posted on November 14, 2014 by JB

When analyzing human bones (or taking your first osteology course), you will occasionally be presented with bags brimming with large numbers of cranial fragments that you are tasked with sorting, identifying and siding. When I took my first intensive osteology course, … Continue reading →

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Syllabus: The Science of Skeletons – Introduction to Bioarchaeology

Posted on November 10, 2014 by JB

Last month I received some excellent news. My course proposal, which I assembled somewhat manically during the thick of data collection this past summer, was accepted by the Department of Anthropology. This means that I have the opportunity to teach a summer … Continue reading →

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