osteoarchaeology
noun
the branch of archaeology focusing on bones or skeletal remains, especially those of humans.
osteoarchaeologist
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a word derived from
osteoarchaeology.
Example Sentences
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Christian Meyer, an osteoarchaeologist in Germany who has excavated Neolithic massacre sites, says even the term sacrifice is a stretch based on the available evidence.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
Summer Courts, an osteoarchaeologist from the University of Reading, says the skeletons are in good condition despite being around 1,500 years old.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
Argyro Nafplioti, an osteoarchaeologist at the University of Cambridge, UK, concluded that the remains came from at least four individuals, including a young man, a woman and a teenager of unknown sex3.
From Nature ● Sep. 18, 2016
In a bright ground-floor laboratory of the Museum of London, a short walk from East Smithfield, osteoarchaeologist Jelena Bekvalac examines the nearly complete skeleton of one of the plague pit's former residents.
From Nature ● Oct. 26, 2011
