Essays about: "human bone remains"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words human bone remains.

  1. 1. A Place of Passage : Disturbed burials and dispersed human bone remains from the Mid-Neolithic burial ground at Ajvide on Gotland

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

    Author : Anna Sointula; [2023]
    Keywords : Secondary treatment; human bone remains; absent craniums; dispersed bone fragments; ‘skull cult’; burial rituals; CA; Middle Neolithic period; PWC; Gotland.; Sekundär behandling; mänskliga skelettrester; saknade kranier; spridda benfragment; ‘skallkult’; begravningsritual; KA; Mellanneolitikum; GRK; Gotland.;

    Abstract : The Mid-Neolithic site of Ajvide on the Baltic Island of Gotland comprises the burials of 89 individuals within 85 separate burial contexts (Österholm 2008). Some of these individuals were detected with absent skeletal elements, such as the cranium, which have been believed to be represented by the considerable number of dispersed human bone fragments discovered from the site (Burenhult 2002: 33, see also Lundén 2012). READ MORE

  3. 2. Deep Learning-Based Bone Segmentation of the Metatarsophalangeal Joint : Using an Automatic and an Interactive Approach

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Hannah Krogh; [2023]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; CNN; U-Net; DeepEdit; Bone Segmentation; CT; MTP Joint;

    Abstract : The first Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint is essential for foot biomechanics and weight-bearing activities. Osteoarthritis in this joint can lead to pain, discomfort, and limited mobility. In order to treat this, Episurf Medical is working to produce individualized implants based on 3D segmentations of the joint. READ MORE

  4. 3. Investigating health in medieval Uppsala : An osteological analysis of skulls from the anatomical collection of Museum Gustavianum

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

    Author : Varvara Papamargariti; [2019]
    Keywords : human osteology; health; cranial pathologies; dental disease; Middle Ages; medieval; Uppsala;

    Abstract : Denna studie behandlar hälsan i det medeltida Uppsala genom osteologiska analyser på 32 skallar från Gustavianums anatomiska samling. Skallarna i fråga är del av en större grupp med mänskliga benrester som hittades vid Östra Ågatan år 1909. READ MORE

  5. 4. De antropogena hoten mot valhajen (Rhincodon typus)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Josefin Damm; [2017]
    Keywords : Rhincodon typus; valhaj; mortalitet; fiske; fartygskollisioner; ekoturism; plast;

    Abstract : Valhajen (Rhincodon typus) är vår tids största fisk och når ofta en längd av 12 meter. Arten återfinns nära kusten så väl som ute på öppet hav i temperaturer, i varmt till tropiskt vatten. Över 80 % av dess tid spenderas på djup grundare än 20 meter vilket gör den utsatt för bland annat ekoturism, fiske och fartygskollisioner. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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