On the most recent episode of Bones, a team of forensic anthropologists scanned and uploaded a skeleton to the cloud, so that another team could download and print the bones halfway around the world ...

This article is more than 10 years old. I am thrilled to join Forbes as a blogger covering all things related to human civilizations of the past (and sometimes the present) and to start blogging for a ...

Melissa S. Murphy joined the faculty in 2008. She is a biological anthropologist specializing in bioarchaeology and committed to multidisciplinary approaches within anthropology. Much of Murphy’s ...

This theme brings together discussions and resources addressing the rapidly developing ethical dimensions of genetic research. Key questions related to this theme include: How is genetic information ...

New bioarchaeology research from a University of Otago PhD candidate has shown how infectious diseases may have spread 4000 years ago, while highlighting the dangers of letting such diseases run rife.

Did you know that your daily experiences, identity, and health can leave traces in your skeleton? Bioarchaeologistsusethisinformationtolearn about life in past human ...

The Bioarchaeology and Genetics Working Group has received a $20,000 SSHRC Connections grant to help support the “Exploring the (Re)- Construction of Identity at the Interface of Biology, Genetics, ...

Introduction : the bioarchaeology of conflict / Christopher Knüsel and Martin J. Smith -- Trauma interpretation in the context of biological anthropology / Douglas H. Ubelaker and Kristin M.

Satisfy your curiosity and understand people and populations of the past through the study of human skeletal remains. Learn the scientific techniques you’ll need to collect, analyse and present ...

Transcending conquest: bioarchaeological perspectives on conquest and culture contact for the twenty-first century / Melissa S. Murphy and Haagen D. Klaus -- Life, death, and mortuary practices after ...

Fighters from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary have raided a museum in Khartoum, rummaging through the ancient human remains on display there and declaring them the victims of former ...