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The Bones of Monsters: Mutants (Part 3)
This is the last in my series on the The Bones of Monsters! When you think “mutant” do you think about ninja turtles or perhaps the sewer creatures of New New York? The term mutant Read More
I was in middle school when “The Craft” came out. The movie went as follows: A high school girl transfers into a seedy Hollywood high school and meets 3 outcasts. They befriend her as they soon Read More
Anthropology
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Skeletal biology
The Body
Can We Talk About That Bone Floating Around In Your
There are about 206 (with some variation) bones in an adult human skeleton. As babies, we have about 270 soft bones, but as we grow and our bodies change, certain bones begin to go through a process Read More
A few days ago, an article began to circulate about a medieval burial that revealed evidence that the people of the time and area had laid a vampire to rest. This is exciting for all Read More
Disease often leaves its mark deeply imprinted on the skeleton. Sometimes this can be very difficult to see and will require a highly trained or skilled eye. However, many times, bone remodeling can be clearly Read More
OMG! Could you imagine wearing this?!Read More
Anthropology
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BABAO Online Forum Goes Live Today
Awesome! This is a really great resource!Read More
Anthropology
Skeletal biology
The Body
The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses: Burial Rituals of the Toraja
“Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land and their Read More
Here’s another fun one from Bone Broke Blog!Read More
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Technology
The Body
What Happens to Breast Implants When You're Cremated?!
In this episode of “Ask A Mortician”, Caitlin Doughty discusses what happens to the objects that we use to correct and enhance our bodies when we are cremated. Read More
Not so much… I just reblogged an article about my favorite hominin, and when I was telling a friend about it, she casually asked, “Are you saying hominid or hominin? I want to be sure Read More
This is a great video from AllTime10s! Although, I wouldn’t say totally useless, but it’s an interesting way of imagining all the ways that our bodies change, adapt, and evolve.Read More
