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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Osteobiography"”.
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A Study in Scarlet: A Bioarchaeological Investigation of the Differential Use of Ochre in Burial Practices at Khok Phanom Di, Central Thailand
… and individual categories of data (chronology; osteobiography; palaeopathology; mobility; funerary behaviour; spatial organisation) were investigated. This filtered out statistically insignificant relationships, allowing the significant factors to be analysed as a group. The findings demonstrate …
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An Analysis of Wall Vault Burials From Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans
<p>Cypress Grove Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana was established in 1840 by the Firemen’s Charitable and Benevolent Association. The purpose of this thesis was to present osteobiographies from the remains and mortuary artifacts recovered from two late 19<sup>th</sup> century wall vault that were …
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Crossroads of Conversion: Intersections of Bodies, Materials, and Histories in Early Medieval Bohemia
<p>This dissertation examines the skeletal remains and mortuary practices from two cemeteries at the early medieval site of Libice nad Cidlinou in the Czech Republic. The 9th and 10th centuries in Central Europe have been characterized by political consolidation and the rise of Christian …
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Inside the Walls of the Asylum: Exploring the Lives of Individuals in the Mississippi State Asylum (1855-1935)
<p>The Mississippi State Asylum (MSA), established in 1855, was the first such institution in but has been largely forgotten about since its closure in 1935. The cemetery associated with the facility, which is located on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus, was recently rediscovered …
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A BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COURTNEY-ANDERSON CEMETERY
<p>Located in Perry County, Mississippi, the Anderson Family Cemetery represents an abandoned turn-of-the-century Piney Woods cemetery. The cemetery is located on land once owned by the Courtney and Anderson families, who farmed the area until it was taken under eminent domain by the United States …
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Finding balance in unequal relations: the burial of humans and animals in the Viking Age world
The nature of human-animal relationships in the past, like in the present, is intrinsically unbalanced, with humans ultimately holding power over the life and death of many other animal species. This is also true for Viking Age burial customs, where different types of animals were commonly killed …
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Death on the Horizon: Osteoethnography of the People of Akhetaten
<p>The purpose of this dissertation is to define and implement osteoethnography. Osteoethnography is the analysis and description of an ancient culture through the bioarchaeological and archaeological evidence, utilizing cultural anthropological theories and techniques. An osteoethnographic …