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Bone Broke by Jess Beck is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
Tag Archives: bioarchaeology
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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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: 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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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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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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I’m Internet Famous! (Not Really)
I heard yesterday that an article co-authored by Katy Meyers Emery and Kristina Killgrove was published in the journal Internet Archaeology. It was a piece I was particularly interested to read because last year Meyers Emery and Killgrove contacted me to ask if I’d answer some … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Blogging
Tagged #blogarch, anthropology, bioarchaeology, blogging, Internet Archaeology, open access
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Nutrient foramen
A nutrient foramen is a small, smooth-walled hole for blood vessels found on the external surface of a bone. Size-wise these tend to be in the range of what you’d expect if you poked the tip of a pen through the … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology Vocab, Osteology
Tagged anatomy, anthropology, bioarchaeology, human skeleton, osteology
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New Series of Posts – Bioarchaeology Vocabulary
A month or so ago I attended a brief workshop on academic blogging held at my university. For most of the session I sat in the corner, raising my right eyebrow and nit-picking the recommendations listed on the handouts. “Post three times a week? Who has … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Bioarchaeology Vocab
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, blogging, graduate school, Writing
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SAA 2015: Reconstructing Iberian Copper Age Mortuary Practices
During my recent trip to San Francisco for the Society for American Archaeology meetings, I was co-author on a poster detailing new research on the Bioarchaeology of Looting. While I devoted the remainder of my trip to sampling as much regional cuisine as possible … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Conferences, Travel
Tagged archaeology, bioarchaeology, conferences, dogs, It's-It, presentations, San Francisco, tacos
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