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Bioarchaeology

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This image shows the cranial sutures of the skull which are often used to determine age ranges of indiviudals.
Cranial sutures from which archaeologists are able to establish age ranges of individuals based on the method created by Owen Lovejoy and Richard Meindl in 1985.

Mortuary Archaeology, as stated above, is a sub-field of bioarchaeology. The overarching idea of bioarchaeology [1]

This image shows a male and female pelvis, establishing a clear difference between the two which researchers use to determine sex.
The distinct differences between the male and female pelvic bones have allowed researchers to indicate the sex of individuals. This was first done by T.W. Phenice in 1969.
This image shows a hole in the skull of an individual resulting from blunt force trauma.
Blunt force trauma to the skull by the use of a hammer. This is the most common form of trauma.
  1. ^ Larsen, Clark (June 2002). "Bioarchaeology: The Lives and Lifestyles of Past People". Journal of Archaeological Research. 10: 48.
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