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Bone Broke by Jess Beck is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
Tag Archives: anatomy
Standard Anatomical Position
Bioarchaeological labs can be confusing places. Witness the following interaction, which takes place at least once a season: Bioarch 1: “This fragment’s a humerus, right?” Bioarch 2: [Examines bone] “No, it’s a left.” Bioarch 1: “But it’s humerus?” Bioarch 2: … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab
Tagged anatomy, bioarchaeology, corpse pose, mountain pose, osteology, puppies, Standard Anatomical Position, yoga
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Anthropology Teaching Tips: Playdoh
As you may have garnered from the radio silence that blanketed the blog for week-long periods this summer, in July and August I solo taught my first self-designed course. Now, at this point in my academic career, I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Osteology, Teaching
Tagged anatomy, anthropology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, Human bones, osteology, pelvis, playdoh
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Bone Quiz 20
Yesterday marked the first day of the semester at Michigan. As an older graduate student, the “official” start to the school year sneaks up on you with vicious alacrity. One minute you’re placidly analyzing your data and writing conference abstracts … Continue reading
Abduction and Adduction
I always have a great time when I teach the anatomical terminology of movement because students find it so easy to engage with the material. In my Science of Skeletons class I began experimenting with a charades-style activity that required … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab
Tagged abduction, adduction, anatomical terminology, anatomy, anthropology, Avengers, bioarchaeology, biomechanics, Chris Hemsworth, Mjölnir, movement, Norse Mythology, osteology, Thor
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Supination
I recently started teaching my first self-designed course at the University of Michigan, an intro to bioarchaeology class titled The Science of Skeletons. We had our first meeting last Thursday, and in addition to demonstrating the appropriate way to handle human … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab, Osteology
Tagged anatomy, human anatomy, osteology, supination
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Splanchnocranium
I’ve been reading a lot of research on the bioarchaeology of violence of late, thought-provoking pieces by Haagen Klaus, Deb Martin and Gwen Robbins Schug that detail the ways in which the ideology of oppression is mediated by violence. In theory, this … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab, Osteology
Tagged anatomy, bioarchaeology, Christopher Guest, osteology, Skull, Spinal Tap
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