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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Anthropology
Archaeology
Burial
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Osteology
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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
Art and Politics
Forensic Anthropology
Fun
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The (Possible) Bones of ‘The Unsullied’
Earlier today, I was reading a report published on Nature.com about the pathology of an 18th century singer named Gaspare Pacchierotti. What made this article particularly compelling was that the singer was castrated, Read More
Anthropology
Disease
Forensic Anthropology
Osteology
Skeletal biology
The Body
Bone Pathology: Fused Joints
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
