ANTH 423 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Central Tendency, Hip Bone, Glenoid Cavity
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5/11/2016 4:32:00 pm: archaeological site along the mississippi river, beginning of urbanization, mound complexes in the middle, alluvial flood plain great for agriculture, mound 72 (excavated in the 70s) A male buried on a shell bead blanket. Female burial pit, close in the time of death. On top are four headless and handless males. Litter burials, 8 people buried opposite each other. Qin shi haung: site of the first emperor of china, buried with life-size terracotta figurines (people, horses) Research environment questions of past lifeway. Paleopathology and behavioral modifications used to establish past life ways. Medico-legal environment questions of crime and punishment. Pathology and behavioral modifications used to establish identification. Focus = skeletal remains or degraded remains. Research environment replication experiments to establish prediction. Often conducted as a consultant to forensic pathologist as a research role. Focus = soft tissue remains, largely intact. Primary role us as medical expert within a medical environment.
