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Bone Broke by Jess Beck is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
Tag Archives: anthropology
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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Skeleton Keys – Talk for the Michigan Archaeological Society
Tonight I’m going to be giving a public talk for the Huron Valley chapter of the Michigan Archaeological Society. The talk will discuss how to lose ten pounds in a single week, how to make $10,000 a month while working from … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Osteology
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, Kelsey Museum, osteology, University of Michigan
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Homo naledi Discovery
My posts rarely venture into the realm of paleoanthropology, but I want to take a brief moment to tip my hat to the Homo naledi team. The discovery was announced today, and I would be remiss were I not to point out my two … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
Tagged anthropology, evolution, fossil record, Homo naledi, paleoanthropology, trowelblazers
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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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Osteology Everywhere: Michigan Breweries Edition
This has been my first full summer in Michigan, so all of my time not spent teaching or engaged in course prep has been spent on the road, exploring what this state has to offer when temperatures are above freezing. … Continue reading
Posted in Osteology Everywhere, Travel
Tagged anthropology, Beer, breweries, Dark Horse, Michigan, Mountain Town Brewing Co., North Peak, osteology, Rare Bird, Right Brain, Short's, Travel
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Osteology Everywhere: Ikea Edition
A few weeks ago I headed to Ikea with one of my graduate colleagues who had never visited the Swedish furniture emporium before. While there, we discovered an awesome skeletally-themed twin bedspread. We also found out that I had dressed particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Osteology Everywhere
Tagged anthropology, bedspreads, Ikea, osteology
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Osteology Everywhere: Innominate Edition
Two weeks ago, during our second week of The Science of Skeletons, I covered the osteological estimation of sex and bioarchaeological approaches to reconstructing gender in the past. Unsurprisingly, that was the week I started to see ossa coxae everywhere I … Continue reading
Posted in Osteology Everywhere, Pelvis
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, innominates, os coxae, osteology
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Pop Culture Osteology: Scandal
I was recently unwinding by watching Scandal, a show that I think about entirely in capslock. INTRIGUE. OLIVIA POPE. SUSPENSE. THINGS BEING HANDLED. Sample quote: “My mother blew up the church that’s costing you your presidency.” As you can tell, this level … Continue reading
Posted in Osteology, Pop Osteology
Tagged ABC, anthropology, Joe Morton, osteology, Scandal, Smithsonian
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Caries
One of the little known benefits of studying ancient human teeth is that during my weeks or months of analyzing skeletal remains, I suddenly become EXTREMELY CONCERNED about my own dental health. Brushing twice daily, flossing, gargling with mouth wash, you name it … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology Vocab, Human Teeth
Tagged anthropology, bioarchaeology, caries, cavities, Human Teeth, paleopathology
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NSF Funding Needs Your Support!
I was describing the nature of my blog to someone recently and glossed its contents as consisting essentially of “Amusing pictures of animals. And some osteology.” However, in sharp contrast to my usual tongue-in-cheek self deprecation, this is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, Funding, National Science Foundation, NSF, SBE
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