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Seeing Cancer on the Bones

Myeashea Alexander July 24, 2020

He called over to our professor and in his very poised British accent announced, "we have some lytic lesions here." Read More

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Fun Facts About Skeletons 2019

September 11, 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

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Black History Series: The Liberated African Graveyard of St. Helena,

February 8, 2019

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

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Tales From The Grave: Sacralization of the Lumbar

November 28, 2018

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

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Tales from the Grave: Concha Bullosa

September 27, 2018

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

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Forensic Anthropology In a

August 29, 2018

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

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Skeletons found under Afghan Presidential Palace. What Happens Next?

vvrj0 October 6, 2015

Imagine you are renovating your home, and as you break ground towards your new dream kitchen, you also break into a tomb or two. This happens more often than you might think! It happened just Read More

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Reconstructing The Past: Studio EIS (A Docu-Portrait)

Myeashea Alexander June 22, 2015

Originally published on Anthropology News Everyday Anthropology Myeashea Alexander Almost every weekend for over a year, I left NYC on a 6:30 am southbound bus to Washington, DC. When I arrived, I would quickly grab breakfast Read More

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Can We Talk About That Bone Floating Around In Your

Myeashea Alexander October 20, 2014

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

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The Bones of Monsters: Vampires (Part1)

Myeashea Alexander October 15, 2014

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

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Bone and the Disease: The Rachitic Pelvis

Myeashea Alexander October 6, 2014

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

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They return, 32 years later

Myeashea Alexander July 13, 2014

Identifying remains is just one part of the story. Often time forensic teams provide communities long overdue closure and peaceRead More

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Forensic Anthropology: Bone Trauma

Myeashea Alexander May 26, 2014

I think one of the more interesting things that forensic anthropologist do is look at bone pathology. (Side note: I am biased. Skeletal pathology is my jam!) Pathology looks for abnormality- weird stuff. These abnormalities Read More

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Bone Pathology: Fused Joints

Myeashea Alexander May 24, 2014

        This image shows a bony ankylosis (fusion) that has occurred at the right knee. This type of fusion can be the cause of many diseases or trauma in which bone remodeling Read More

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Bone Pathology: A Look at Osteosarcoma of the Skull

Myeashea Alexander May 23, 2014

“Osteosarcoma is an aggressive malignant neoplasm arising from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin that exhibit osteoblastic differentiation and produce malignant osteoid.” That is a fancy way of saying BONE CANCER &Read More

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