AR101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bioarchaeology, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Coroner
8 Nov 2016
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Bioarchaeology: anatomy is gross and microscopic study of anatomical structures. Study of past human societies through artifacts, biofacts, architecture, and landscapes. Science: system for acquiring knowledge through experimentation and hypothesis testing. The scientific study of human skeletal remains from an archaeological context to answer questions about life in the past. The human skeleton can tell us about a persons identity in life, their life history, and how they died. Bioarcheoogists: bone is a very dynamic plastic tissue, bone morphology is influenced by genetics ad the environment, life history events are recorded in the skeleton. Palaeodemography: study of ancient population structure, mortality, and fertility. Population relations: study of biological relationships and migration based on morphological and molecular variation. Palaeopathology: study of ancient health and disease, origin, and evolution of disease. Palaeonutrition: the analysis of prehistoric diets and dietary intake in relation to health and disease, biological profile. At a macroscopic level, bones and bone fragments with joint surfaces should be identifiable.
