AR102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Chinchorro Mummies, Appendicular Skeleton, Axial Skeleton
3 Aug 2015
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The study of human remains: getting to know past peoples: to know health, age proportion, injuries from warfare, disease of a population, bioarchaeology: studying and interpreting human remains, paleodemography sex, age, stature, health. Preserved bodies: skeletons often survive in ossuaries, burial, cremation, in unusual cases there are bodies that survive in ice. 22ft below summit of a volcano they find a burial: they seem statues that indicate the area. Clues to fake discoveries: reputable sources to . edu sites and with reputable names. Paracas skulls: cranial deformation associated with cultural rank, practiced by ancient americans, strap a board to the child"s head so that the skull becomes elongated. In 2013 still putting it back together from when it was invaded in 2003 where people were stealing the items and putting them on the black market. The human skeletal system: skeleton protection on organs.
