Tag: bones

• Archaeology – An Overview

  

  For my final four-field overview post, I want to talk a little bit about archaeology.  You can find some more specific information about bioarchaeology in my previous posts, but there’s far more to archaeology than just the bones! First and foremost, let’s clarify, archaeology is not the study of dinosaur fossils.  That would be paleontology,…

  sarahmrosen92

  March 13, 2017

  Concepts in Anthropology, Uncategorized

  anthropology, archaeology, biology, bones, Culture, forensic anthropology, history, science, skeleton

• Who were the Neanderthals?

  

  After several weeks of eager anticipation, yesterday was finally the day. Yesterday I received my results for 23andMe, the DNA analysis programme that gives you the lowdown on your ancestry and any genetic health risk factors you may carry. And while my results were pretty much as I suspected, I found out something pretty cool.…

  sarahmrosen92

  January 9, 2017

  Concepts in Anthropology

  anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, biology, bones, evolution, human evolution, Paleoanthropology, science, skeleton

• Question re: Sticks and Stones

  

  A good friend of mine, Nicole, has asked a great question about the post Sticks and Stones: Basics of Skeletal Trauma. She says: “Love this! Also if this is the superior view would you say that the trauma occurred along any suture lines? Also out of curiosity, which bone of the skull is pictured?” Thanks for…

  sarahmrosen92

  January 5, 2017

  Concepts in Anthropology

  anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, biology, bones, forensic anthropology, forensics, science, skeleton, trauma