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The Elephant Man: Old Curiosity and New Medical Research

August 30, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 4 Comments

The Elephant Man was an object of terror, curiosity and sympathy throughout his life. He was studied by Victorian medical specialists, and was an object of wonder for the general […]

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Bioarchaeology, Methods, Pathology

Bioarchaeology of a Royal Burial from Palenque

August 28, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 3 Comments

Palenque is perhaps one of the most famous and most studied archaeological sites of the Maya. It was actually one of the first places that led me to become more […]

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Bioarchaeology, Methods, Mortuary Archaeology

Forensics Techniques to Examine Iron Age House Fire Fatalities

August 20, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 4 Comments

When examining arson or domestic fire deaths, forensics specialists have a careful job to do in determining manner of death, and the relationship between death and the fire. There are […]

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Bioarchaeology, Methods, Overviews

Mercury Poisoning And The Day Before Death

August 13, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 4 Comments

As archaeologists, we are usually pretty happy to have any evidence of death such as a clear sign of cranial trauma or a obvious disease like advanced tuberculosis. However, most […]

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Bioarchaeology, Methods, Pathology

New Morbid Terminology: Quicklime

August 8, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 10 Comments

If you’re a fan of murder-mystery novels, you’ve probably run across quicklime before. It’s commonly cited in detective and mob stories as a method for quick and anonymous disposal of […]

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Cremation, Methods, Overviews

Taphonomic Analysis of Neolithic Seated Burials

August 6, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 5 Comments

Taphonomy is the study of how organisms decay and become altered following their death. Understanding how this process manifests in human burials during the excavation is extremely important, and can […]

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Bioarchaeology, Funeral Practices, Methods, Mortuary Archaeology

Plague of Justinian: The Older Brother of the Black Death

May 7, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 9 Comments

The Black Death, or Bubonic Plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics to sweep through Europe. In only four years, this single disease wiped out half the population and […]

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Bioarchaeology, Mass Graves, Methods, Pathology

Can you determine activity from human remains?

April 9, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery Leave a comment

If you watch the tv show Bones, you know that every once in a while Brennan will determine some activity that the deceased did based purely on their skeletal remains. For […]

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Bioarchaeology, Methods, Overviews

Taphonomy: What Happens To Bones After Burial?

April 5, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 49 Comments

Last week I discussed a way of preserving bodies almost indefinitely in some cases: embalming. On the other side of this is decay, the process of bodily decline and biological […]

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Bioarchaeology, Funeral Practices, Methods

Digitally Mapping Graveyards

March 21, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 13 Comments

Over the past few weeks I have been working on mapping a cemetery in a Geographic Information System (GIS) as both part of a class and part of my own […]

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Cemeteries, Digital Archaeology, Methods

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