An examination of some human skeletal remains from the Sardis excavations

Examination of Skeletal Remains

The examination of skeletal remains.

In summary, unless the more sophisticated methods listed in the references are repeated and more success obtained with a series of bone samples of known date, no physico-chemical or morphological techniques have yet been devised that will determine date independently of environmental deterioration. The only exception is the radiocarbon estimation in bones of greater antiquity than those of medi...

Bioarchaeology: Scientific Studies of Archaeological Human Skeletal Remains

Bioarchaeology is an interdisciplinary academic specialty, which through the scientific analysis and interpretation of archaeological human skeletal remains, bridges the link between the biological sciences, medicine, anthropology and social sciences. The cornerstone of bioarchaeology is the interaction between culture and human biology. Since the study of people and ancient societies is one of...

Preliminary Findings on Human Skeletal Remains from Harappan site of Farmana

The present paper deals with the primary observations conducted on human skeletal remains excavated at Harappan siteof Farmana. The site (29°02’22”N and 76°18’21”E) in the jurisdiction of Meham block of Rohtak district, Haryana, islocally known as Daksh Kheda. Three cultural phases have been identified; Early Harappan, Mature Harappan and LateHarappan, dating back to 2500 BC. In all 70 burial p...

Examination of Human Skeletal Remains and Artifacts from el-Qantir, Egypt

uring a recent excavation of a common grave on the outskirts of el-Qantir, Egypt, a human skeleton, mummified cat and vase from the First Intermediate Period of the Eleventh Dynasty were discovered. Based on similar findings in the surrounding area, the human skeleton was surmised to be a mummy, decomposing because of water from a nearby irrigation system. Carbon dating concluded the archaeolog...