ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Squatting Position, Blunt Trauma, Forensic Anthropology
9 Feb 2017
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The study of the human skeleton in an archaeological context: health, diet, habitual activities, mobility. Look for patterns within and between populations. Only those conditions that leave traces on the skeleton. Paleopathology study of health and disease in past populations. Patterns of illness and disease relate to cultural aspects. Health nutritional deficiencies: sex, gender (roles, age, status (access to resources, food, medical care, time (time they lived in, era) Rickets - bending and fracture of bones caused by lack of vitamin: urbanization and industrial revolution, disease of civilization, children are mainly affected. How do we look at diet: look at skeletal evidence on bones (ex. teeth, heavy tooth wear) How do we look at work? (ex. activity markers) Squatting facets distal end of tibiae: extra facets. Bc italian skeleton (young adult female: hips are dented, big toe is dented, elbows are thin, hand bones are dented, knee caps are dented, see this in athletes as well.
