Bioarchaeology

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• Bioarchaeology — The term bioarchaeology was first coined by British archaeologist Grahame Clark in 1972 as a reference to zooarchaeology, or the study of animal bones from archaeological sites. Redefined in 1977 by Jane Buikstra, bioarchaeology in the US now… …   Wikipedia

• Jane E. Buikstra — Jane Ellen Buikstra (1945–) is a prominent American anthropologist and bioarchaeologist. She is credited with coining and defining bioarchaeology in the US as the application of biological anthropological methods to the study of archaeological… …   Wikipedia

• Coffin birth — Coffin birth, known in academia by the more accurate term postmortem fetal extrusion,[1][2] is the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of the decomposing body of a pregnant woman as a result of the increasing pressure of… …   Wikipedia

• Paleodemography — is the study of ancient human mortality, fertility, and migration.More specifically, paleodemography looks at the changes in pre modern populations in order to determine something about the influences on the lifespan and health of earlier peoples …   Wikipedia

• Osteometry — is the study and measurement of human or animal skeleton, especially in an anthropological or archaeological context. In Archaeology it has been used to various ends in the subdisciplines of Zooarcaheology and Bioarchaeology. In zooarchaeology… …   Wikipedia

• Minimum number of individuals — In disciplines including forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, osteoarchaeology and zooarchaeology Minimum number of individuals, or MNI, refers to the fewest possible number of people or animals in a skeletal assemblage. It is used to determine …   Wikipedia

• Zooarchaeology — Zooarchaeology, also known as Archaeozoology, is the study of animal remains from archaeological sites. The remains consist primarily of the hard parts of the body such as bones, teeth, and shells. Such remains may represent the food refuse of… …   Wikipedia

• Cephalic index — is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length (i.e., in the horizontal plane, or front to back). The index was widely used by anthropologists in the early twentieth century to categorize human… …   Wikipedia

• Archaeology of the Americas — Stone circle at Burnt Hill, Massachusetts, USA The archaeology of the Americas is the study of the archaeology of North America (Mesoamerica included), Central America, South America and the Caribbean. This includes the study of pre historic/Pre… …   Wikipedia

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• Forensic anthropology — is the application of the science of physical anthropology and human osteology (the study of the human skeleton) in a legal setting, most often in criminal cases where the victim s remains are more or less skeletonized. A forensic anthropologist… …   Wikipedia