ANTHRO 119P Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Natufian Culture, Osteoporosis, Weaning
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Definition: the health and well-being of earlier individuals and populations, largely through the analysis of their bones and teeth. Reveal a great deal about ancient population. In the study of health status: backbone of history project* Multinational and focus on the new world. Compare health status within and between groups overtime. Health status index study each factors and assign number to it reductionism. New understanding of certain conditions [anemia leave evidence on bone] Use of dna, stable isotopes, forensic techniques, paleo-histopathology: standardization of data collection. Backbone of history project: expanded focus. Time of forage fairly high health status gradual decline at the time of farming. A period of time that the kid was so ill that he couldn"t grow and all the activities in his body slowed down growth stop. Determine the age when this occur and the larger the longer the line prolong. Natufian: pre-farmers, living in cage and harvest their own food less trauma and warfare.
