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New bioengineering study on 329 experimental skull impacts offers archaeologists a framework for reading cranial fractures — and distinguishing ancient violence from accidental trauma. Bone thickness and fracture morphology carry more information than most realize. #Bioarchaeology #ForensicAnthropology #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/what-a-fractured-skull-can-tell-you

Study: Three skulls of medieval Viking women were deliberately elongated - Enlarge / Artificially modified skull from a female Viking individual i... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2014895 #forensicanthropology #forensicarchaeology #bodymodification #archaeology #dnaanalysis #science #vikings

Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh - Enlarge / It's tough to precisely determine cause of death in a corpse.... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002612 #forensicanthropology #postmorteminterval #forensicscience #microbiology #microbes #science #biology #corpses

Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh - Enlarge / It's tough to precisely determine cause of death in a corpse.... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002612 #forensicanthropology #postmorteminterval #forensicscience #microbiology #microbes #science #biology #corpses

Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh - Enlarge / It's tough to precisely determine cause of death in a corpse.... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002612 #forensicanthropology #postmorteminterval #forensicscience #microbiology #microbes #science #biology #corpses

Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh - Enlarge / It's tough to precisely determine cause of death in a corpse.... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002612 #forensicanthropology #postmorteminterval #forensicscience #microbiology #microbes #science #biology #corpses

Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh - Enlarge / It's tough to precisely determine cause of death in a corpse.... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002612 #forensicanthropology #postmorteminterval #forensicscience #microbiology #microbes #science #biology #corpses

How a forensic artist reconstructed the face of 500-year-old Inca “ice maiden” - Enlarge / The final approximation of the Incan girl dubbed "Juanita" we... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1992837 #forensicreconstruction #forensicanthropology #forensicarchaeology #12daysofchristmas #science #inca

Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed - Enlarge / Study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ötzitheiceman #archaeology #genomics #science #biology

Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed - Enlarge / Study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ötzitheiceman #archaeology #genomics #science #biology

Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed - Enlarge / Study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ötzitheiceman #archaeology #genomics #science #biology

Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed - Enlarge / Study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ötzitheiceman #archaeology #genomics #science #biology

Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed - Enlarge / Study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ötzitheiceman #archaeology #genomics #science #biology

Ars Technica: Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #Evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ÖtzitheIceman #Archaeology #Genomics #Science #Biology

Ars Technica: Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #Evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ÖtzitheIceman #Archaeology #Genomics #Science #Biology

Ars Technica: Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #Evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ÖtzitheIceman #Archaeology #Genomics #Science #Biology

Ars Technica: Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963228 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #Evolutionaryanthropology #forensicanthropology #ÖtzitheIceman #Archaeology #Genomics #Science #Biology

Ancient cemetery tells a tale of constant, low level warfare - Enlarge (credit: Crevecoeur and Antoine 2021)
When archaeologists in the 1960s ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1768575 #biologicalanthropology #forensicanthropology #projectilepoints #ancientwarfare #ancientweapons #ancientafrica #climatechange #anthropology #aswanhighdam #archaeology #pleistocene #stonetools #skeletons #science #trauma #sudan #nile

A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life - Enlarge / This painted vessel, which depicts a bird, is one of two found in the ambassador's grave.... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1750214 #pre-columbiancivilizations #biologicalanthropology #ancientcentralamerica #biologicalarchaeology #forensicanthropology #archaeology #gravegoods #skeletons #science #maya