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bioarchaeology

British  
/ ˌbaɪəʊˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things

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The department head for anthropology at UW, Murphy is a biological anthropologist specializing in bioarchaeology and committed to multidisciplinary approaches within anthropology.

From Science Daily Feb. 14, 2024

But thinking about how to display them is a developing process, said Rebecca Whiting, a bioarchaeology researcher at the British Museum, which has more than 6,000 human remains, some dating to 13,000 B.C.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2023

“We’ve made a concerted effort to bring together information from historical accounts, archaeology, bioarchaeology and isotopic analyses to contextualize the genetic data. It’s amazing what we can learn when we weave diverse lines of evidence.”

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2022

“It’s the most clear case I’ve ever seen of bioarchaeology corroborating what was written in historical records,” says study co-author Britney Kyle, a bioarchaeologist at the University of Northern Colorado.

From Science Magazine Oct. 2, 2022

He played a pivotal role in establishing the centre as a benchmark of excellence in the field of bioarchaeology and in bringing to fruition the Wellcome-funded project.

From The Guardian Dec. 6, 2010

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