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bioarchaeology

(ˌbaɪəʊˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
n
(Archaeology) the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
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The fish bone identifications were carried out using the comparative reference collection stored in the Bioarchaeology Research Centre of the Faculty of History, Vilnius University.
Commingled assemblages, such as ossuaries, are a fairly common situation in bioarchaeology (Curtin 2008; Herrmann & Devlin 2008; Ubelaker & Rife 2008; Willey 1990).
We have a saying in bioarchaeology: 'The dead don't bury themselves.' We can tell a lot about people's beliefs and hopes and by the way they treat the dead." ( ANI )
Despite this increase, the focus within Greek bioarchaeology is often on diet reconstruction, paleopathology, or migration patterns.
Bioarchaeology in Tuscan Province: Interpreting Social Inequalities through Skeletal Remains.
In addition to her native Finnish, Kirsi can hold a conversation in English, Greek, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Estonian "and others", notes the CV -- that final "and others" being the cherry on the cake since those 'others' include most of the languages (Arabic, Turkish, Farsi) which she uses in her fieldwork, excavating ancient sites as part of researching the 'human bioarchaeology' of the Near East.
The bioarchaeology of tuberculosis: A global view on a reemerging disease.
Colonized Bodies, Worlds Transformed: Toward a Global Bioarchaeology of Contact and Colonialism, edited by Haagen D.