Bioarchaeology: An Integrated Approach

Bioarcheology also known as osteoarcheology is the scientific study of human remains from archaeological sites. Human remains from archaeological sites are analyzed to determine sex, age, and health, to understand the demographic characteristics such as the risk of death or sex ratio of a given age unit within a population. The estimation of age in bioarchaeology actually refers to an approximation of skeletal or biological age-at-death. Through the study of human remains, the diverse aspec...