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Lecture notes HUB2019F - Biological Anthropology
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Biological Anthropology
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🌞Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropologists that use Osteology
Paleoanthropology: Study of human evolution 7 million years of human evolution
Bioarchaeology: study of biological remnants (mainly bone and teeth) to
reconstruct the past life of past population ~200 000 to 100 years ago
Forensic Anthropology: applies biological anthropology methods to human
remains of medico-legal significance ~60 years to present
Paleoanthropology
Foramen magnum position (6-7 mya)
Non-honing chewing (6-7 mya)
Increasing gracility through time
Hyoid bone (200 kya)
Brain increase and complexity
Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Bioarchaeology (population level)
Ageing
Sexing
Stature
Trauma
Pathology
Body size and shape
Biological Anthropology 1
, Biomechanics
Diet
Lifestyle
Health
Forensic Anthropology (Individual level)
Ageing
Sexing
Stature
Trauma
Pathology
Ancestry
Unique identifiers
PMI (post mortem interval)
Sexing using the crania
In archaeological remains it is often possible to determine sex through analysis
of skeletal remains
Follows the observation that males tend to be larger and more robust than
females
Outlines here provide useful indications for determining sex of isolate skulls
Sexing using the post-crania
Most accurate to use the pelvis
Dramatic difference between male
and female pelvic anatomy
Giving birth
Biological Anthropology 2
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