Anthropology Flashcards
The study of decaying organisms over time
Taphonomic
The most strongly correlated homes for stature are the bones of the __________________ limb
Lower
A condition or injury that shows signs of healing would have occurred __________________
Antemortem
Most accurate marker for age in subadults
Teeth
__________________ number of individuals indicates how many people are present in a group of remains
Minimum
The adult human __________________ is usually large and robust in comparison with the opposite sex
Male
A chronic degenerative bone condition that manifests as a skeletal pathology
Osteoporosis
The most pointed tooth in the mouth
Canine
Projectile entry wounds usually have an internal __________________
Bevel
Adult age estimation is based on skeletal __________________
Degeneration
__________________ refers to the assessment of population ‘type features’
Ancestry
Human remains are found in various states of __________________
Preservation
Non-visual assessment of skeletal features
Metric
Archaeological excavation is a __________________ process
Destructive
Skeletal damage occurring some time after the time of death
Post mortem
