Alexandra Morris and I have known each other for about 5 years now. We met when I was about a semester or two into my Master’s program at Hunter College. We became friends over siding bone fragments in the osteology lab and cried of frustration into dusty boxes of broken phalanges. Alexandra had already received […]
He called over to our professor and in his very poised British accent announced, "we have some lytic lesions here." Read More
Anthropology
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Skeletal biology
The Body
Fun Facts About Skeletons 2019
It’s back to school time and I thought it would be great to kick off the year with some fun facts about human bones. Let’s jump right in! Human adult skeletons are Read More
Anthropology
Art and Politics
Burial
Culture
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Science
Skeletal biology
Social Justice
The Body
Part Three of the Black History Month Series: From NYC
This is part three (final) of the 2019 Black History Month series on two important sites- the African Burial Grounds in NYC and a tiny island called St. Helena. Sorry, it was delayed, but Black History Read More
Anthropology
Burial
Culture
Disease
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Skeletal biology
The Body
Tradition
Black History Series: The Liberated African Graveyard of St. Helena,
This is part two of the 2019 Black History Month series on two important sites- the African Burial Grounds in NYC and a tiny island called St. Helena. In this second part, I’ll discuss the Read More
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art and Politics
Burial
Forensic Anthropology
Museum
Osteology
Science
Skeletal biology
Social Justice
The Body
Announcement: Black History Series: From NYC to St. Helena- The
Because World Anthropology Day and Black History Month occur in the same month, and I wanted to spend some time talking about a topic I love (re: that February holiday day about love). I decided Read More
Anthropology
Archaeology
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Skeletal biology
The Body
Tales From The Grave: Sacralization of the Lumbar
This is a small series that will focus on some of the types of trauma, pathology and degeneration I examined will at the Odyssey Field School in Cyprus. Please note that the images included are Read More
Anthropology
Archaeology
Burial
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Science
Skeletal biology
The Body
Tales from the Grave: Concha Bullosa
This is a small series that will focus on some of the types of trauma, pathology, interesting variations and degeneration I examined while in Cyprus at the Odyssey Field School. Please note that the images Read More
Anthropology
Burial
Disease
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Skeletal biology
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Forensic Anthropology In a
I’m super excited to write this post because it means I did something really cool! I originally had this scheduled to post two weeks after I returned, but I wanted to compare my experience Read More
Anthropology
Disease
Osteology
Skeletal biology
The Body
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome with Mutilans Rheumatoid Arthritis
I recently came across some strange x-rays of a hand. At first, I thought the deformation of the bone and hand tissue was perhaps due to an accident of some sort, but the longer I Read More
Paget's disease is a disorder that affects that bone remodeling process. The bones that are affected will begin producing new bone faster than it should, and the new bone is usually not quality.Read More
Anthropology
Archaeology
Education
Forensic Anthropology
Skeletal biology
The Bones of Fortune: Enslaved In the Cabinet
In the early years of medical practice, it would not have been uncommon for a doctor to have skeletons and other kinds of human remains and soft tissue preserved in their labs and offices. In Read More
I decided to compile a list of 5 questions that I get pretty often and answer them via the blog!Read More
Anthropology
Archaeology
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Resources
Skeletal biology
The Body
But is it human, though?
I get news alerts every day all day about a variety of headlines pertaining to anthropology, science, culture and, specifically, skeletal remains. The other day, my friend was watching one of those ‘CSI’, ‘Bones’ types Read More
Anthropology
Culture
Disease
Education
Skeletal biology
The Body
What’s Scurvy?! And What Does It Do To Bone?
Most of us enjoy hearing stories about the squash-buckling pirates of the high seas in days long past! Often romanticized, their tales told of adventurers and rebels who lived and died by their own code. Read More
