Essays about: "Human Osteology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words Human Osteology.

  1. 6. Digital Marine Osteoarchaeology : The problematization of bodies and bones in water

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Matilda Fredriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Digital marine osteoarchaeology; Marine archaeology; Marine osteology; Osteoarchaeology; Bioarchaeology; Birka; Mars; Gribshunden; Mary Rose; Sandby borg; Çatalhöyük; Marine osteoarchaeology; Animal remains; Human remains; Taphonomy; Fluvial transport.;

    Abstract : This master's thesis is intended as a foundation for further development of methods for digital marine osteoarchaeology. The main purpose of this thesis was to examine and problematise the process of locating, documenting, and analyzing skeletal remains in marine archaeological, and other hard to reach sites. READ MORE

  3. 7. Hogging Wealth : Dental analyses and an interdisciplinary study of the importance of pigs in prehistoric economies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Eric Hägglund; [2017]
    Keywords : Teeth analyses; Sus; wild boar; pig; osteology; Linear Enamel Hypoplasia; molars; ethno archaeology; Pitted Ware culture; Ajvide; Durrington Walls;

    Abstract : Studies in zoo-archaeological Neolithic contexts is the study of early animal domestication in relation to humans transitioning into a more sedentary species. Research and documentation are vital for reconstructing the mechanisms behind the threshold event. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Crematorium of Hanga Hahave on Rapa Nui (Easter Island): What stories can the skeletal remains reveal. 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Sigourney Nina Navarro; [2017]
    Keywords : Crematoria; Hanga Hahave; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; Cremations; Osteology; Osteoarchaeology; Entanglement; Human remains; Burnt bones; Relic; Burial; Offering; Cannibalism;

    Abstract : This paper uses an osteological approach and applies the study of entanglement in an attempt to understand the crematoria on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), which represent a unique tradition within the ceremonial spheres of the Polynesian area. Skeletal remains from the crematorium of ahu Hanga Hahave, which consist of both cremated - and unburned remains, have been analysed to reveal the different practices that took part in the cremation process and to identify the individuals that were deposited in such structure. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Identifiability of Osteological Traits on 3D Models of Human Skeletal Remains

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Bebelyn Placiente Robedizo; [2016]
    Keywords : Osteology; 3D modeling; 3D laser scanning; Image-based modeling; Evaluation; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Previous studies have entertained the prospect of having 3D models substitute for their dry bone originals in osteological analysis. The objective of this study was to contribute to qualifying to what extent this may be possible given current technology. READ MORE

  6. 10. The skeletal remains of the naval ship Mars : An osteological pre-study for analysing digitally documented skeletalremains in a marine context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Matilda Fredriksson; [2015]
    Keywords : Osteology; Marine osteology; Human osteology; Animal osteology; Taphonomy; Naval ship Mars; Digital methods; Saltwater; Brackish water; Marine sediment; Conservation methods;

    Abstract : Denna kandidatuppsats är ämnad att ligga som grund för framtida osteologisk dokumentation ochanalys av de skeletala kvarlevorna från skeppet Mars, och är utförd i samarbete med projektet SkeppetMars (1564).Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka och problematisera möjligheterna att analyseradigitalt dokumenterade skeletala kvarlevor i en marin miljö. READ MORE