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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

“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

There’s an M.S. in skeletal and dental bioarchaeology, and an M.A. in learning and thinking.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2011

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