ANTH 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Cave Painting, Bioarchaeology, Bog Body
Lecture 27 Monday, October 31
Writing Assignmnet 2: Archaeologist biography
-Biogrpahichal introduction
-Education
-Historical Context
-Fieldwork
-Contribution to the Field
-Legacy
Lecutre 11.1 Bioarchaeology
What can you tell from human remains?
Bioarchaeology: the study of human remains in the archaeological record
-The vast majority of human remains are skeletions and bone fragments
Osteology:
0the study of human bones and the processes that from them
What can Bioarchaeology determine?
-Sex
-Age
-Disease
-Nutrition
-Trauma and Death
-Human Genetics
Issue of Preservation
Suton Hoo, Engladn - very limited and there is very little preservation
Catalhoyuk - okay preservation and bones seen
Bog Body Windeby, Germany - actual processes of mummification or good preservation
Determining Sex
-Sexual dimorphism: physical differneces between males and females
-sex hormones increase at puberty leading to secondary sex characteristics
Males more robust skeleton
Pelvis and skull
Issues with Age (pre pubescent individuals)
-Dna techniques used to look at sex
Case study: sex and prehistoric rock art
-Upper paleolithci cave art
-traditional assumption of male artists
-ritual related to hunting
-Dean snow: 2004 article (blackboard) He took a look at hand prints at European caves
and looks at the stencils.
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Document Summary
Bioarchaeology: the study of human remains in the archaeological record. The vast majority of human remains are skeletions and bone fragments. 0the study of human bones and the processes that from them. Suton hoo, engladn - very limited and there is very little preservation. Bog body windeby, germany - actual processes of mummification or good preservation. Sexual dimorphism: physical differneces between males and females. Dean snow: 2004 article (blackboard) he took a look at hand prints at european caves and looks at the stencils. Sex hormones increase at puberty leading to secondary sex characteristics. Known age ranges at which bone epiphysis fuse. Degree of erosion and change of the surface fo the pubic bone. Six hand stencils: 4 females; 1 male; 1 young male. How do individual remains relate to each other. Kinship: social group or relationship based on descent. Blood type and antigens (a, b, ab, o) Evidence fo cut marks, smashed and burnt bones, human dna in coprolite.
