Bio Archaeology Flashcards
What is osteology
The study of bones
What is bioarchaeology
The study of the human biological component evident in the archaeological record
What kind of population bio archaeologists most concerned with
Burial population which is a set of human burials I come from a limited region and the limited time.
What is the charnel house
House used by Native American tribes for the body was allowed to decompose in the open
What are bundle burials
After the body decomposers maternal house the bones are cleaned up the remaining flush and bundled together and put into a communal grave known as the bundle burials
What is epiphyses
The ends of bones that fuse to the main shaft or portion of bone usually fused by the age 25
What is pubic symphysis
Where two halves of the pelvis meet in the groin area.
What is paleopathology
The study of ancient disease
Porotic hyperostosis
Symptoms of iron deficiency anemia where the skull looks porous
What is the cribra orbitalia
A symptom of iron deficiency anemia where the bone of the upper eye socket looks spongey
What are Harris lines
Horizontal lines near the ends of the long bones indicating episodes of physiological stress
Enamel hypoplasias
Horizontal linear defects in tooth enamel indicating physiological stress
When the cartilage disappears between bones and they rub together the polish that forms is called
Eburnation
What do dental caries help differentiate between
Agriculturists and hunter/gatherers
What does the polymerase chain reaction do
Helps researchers create billions of copies of mtDNA so it can be studied easier
