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Archaeology
Undergraduate 1
05/07/2008

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Term
Bioarchaeology
Definition
relationship between biology and behavior and the influence on human biological variation.
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paradox
Definition
when you find unhealthy looking bones it means the person was healthy.
Term
occupational stress
Definition
repetative or severe trauma will leave the mark
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malunion
Definition
when something heals wrong
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demography
Definition
statisitcal analysis of population
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Primary burial
Definition
when the body was left in a natural poistion
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secondary burial
Definition
when the bady has been placed in a grave and messed with
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death beliefs
Definition
cultures believe that the way you are buried is the way you go tot he afterlife
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taphonopmy
Definition

the study of what happens after the artifact is buried

Includes:

Decompoistion

post-mortem transport

burial

compaction

chemical prosesses

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Bog Bodies
Definition
Bodies found in low oxygen climate which led to really good preservation
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types of preservation
Definition

dry-preservation

cold-preservation

fossilization

 

Term
Bog Bodies
Definition
They were preserved in a low oxygen environment and were well preserved.
Term
Epiphyseal Fusion
Definition
Bones fuse at certain times in life. By looking these bones you can figure out how old someone was.
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resorbtion
Definition
when action is not put on a certain part of the body it begins to grow.
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Trephination
Definition
an ancient practice still done today in which a patch of skull is artifictually removed by scraping drilling or cutting.
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dental modification
Definition
when people do things to their teeth.
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patheology
Definition
size, shape, and topography
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epigenetic
Definition
genetic trait triggered by environment
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antemortem
Definition
before death
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eburnation
Definition
bone rubbing against bone
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osteomyelitis

Definition

infection in the bone.

Adult- vertebrae, pelvis

Children- long bones

Can progress into chronic condition

Term
Ankylosis
Definition
vertibrae collapse
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 treponormal disease
Definition
pinta, endemic syphilis, venereal syphilis
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 metabolic
Definition
anemia and rickets
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congenital disorder
Definition
 genetic or epigenetic or environmental at or before birth
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trauma and broken bones
Definition
from looking at bones you can tell if the trauma was pre or post mortem
Term
3 types of fracture
Definition
bending, breaking, little pieces
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proximal
Definition
closer to the body
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distal
Definition
far from body
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sword calvery
Definition
many head injuries
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knife
Definition
seen when there are cuts at the joints
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Saami
Definition

Burials were sacred there is fear of the ansestors. Were buried with animals, drums, pottery etc.

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Vikings
Definition
Ones station in life was correlated to the grave goods. Burials incorperated Christian and Norse beliefs.
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