Tag Archives: anthropology

Field Trip to Ampoița

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

I have been absent from the blog for several months because I’ve been working with my friend and collaborator Colin Quinn to prepare our first season of excavation in Alba County, Romania as part of the ongoing Mortuary Archaeology of the Râmeț Bronze … Continue reading →

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Bone Broke Year in Review 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by

In 2018 I will approach my goals with the predatory enthusiasm of a lion stalking its prey in Nairobi National Park, rather than the sluggish determination of a snail forced to engage in slow-motion acrobatics due to lack of foresight, … Continue reading →

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AAA 2017 – Washington D.C.

Posted on December 30, 2017 by

I moved to the UK at the beginning of October, so it no doubt seems strange that I scheduled a trip abroad less than two months later. However, the quick turnaround was for a worthwhile anthropological cause: in late November … Continue reading →

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How to Analyze a Prehistoric Commingled Burial

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

Originally posted on MARBAL:
Most of the human skeletal remains that Emilie and I have been analyzing for the past two weeks are either primary burials, or secondary burials of bits of a single individual. Two humeri, two radii, two…

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New Blog: Mortuary Archaeology of the Râmeț Bronze Age Landscape

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

In my last post, I promised an update regarding my latest bioarchaeological endeavours. The twist is that the update won’t come on this blog. As you may recall, I spent about ten days in October gallivanting about the Apuseni mountains, with … Continue reading →

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Bone Broke Year in Review 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

As 2016 vanishes into the aether like a monitor lizard slipping into the waters of Lumpini Park, it is time to reflect on the last year at Bone Broke. A picture is worth a thousand words, so I’ll just leave … Continue reading →

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My Dissertation Defense

Posted on May 27, 2016 by

It’s been a quiet month on the blog. My absence has been due to the fact that I’ve been up to lots of different things, including: Participating in the University of Michigan Preparing Future Faculty program (through which I was … Continue reading →

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