Definition of osteobiography

definition of osteobiography

(PDF) Osteology: The Study of Bone Structure and Function

  • An osteobiography is someone’s personal life history as told by their skeleton.
    • Osteobiography reveals a different kind of history.
    Osteobiography allows for an understanding of variability in past lives that would otherwise be lost in the search for p-values.
    Osteobiography allows for an understanding of variability in past lives that would otherwise be lost in the search for p-values.

    Bodies as Narratives: Revisiting Osteobiography as a ...

  • Osteobiography provides a rich basis for understanding the past, but its conceptual framework has not been outlined systematically.

    • Pic: The beginning of writing an osteobiography always starts with what can be a lengthy process of note-taking.

    I’ve stated the word “osteobiography” a few times in my blog posts.  Recently it occurred to me that although I know what I’m talking about, others might not!  So today I’ll give you a brief introduction to what an osteobiography is, and the process of writing one.  First things first, it takes years of training and experience to learn how to analyze skeletal remains and write up osteobiographies.  Osteoarchaeologists (bioarchaeologists interchangeably) have spent their time learning the necessary skills and knowledge, and gathering the important experience, to learn how to do this.  That’s why we’re designated as “osteoarchaeologists”.  Many archaeologists have a basic set of knowledge/recognition of human skeletal elements (we refer to individual bones as ‘elements’), but it’s always best to ha

    Osteobiography: The History of the Body as Real Bottom-Line ...

      Osteobiography’s second advantage concerns experience and self-understanding.

    What is an Osteobiography? – Bones, Stones, and Books

  • An osteobiography is someone's personal life history as told by their skeleton.

    • Osteobiography: The History of the Body as Real Bottom-Line ...

      Osteobiography reveals a different kind of history, the history of the body as a locus of appearance and social identity, work, health and experience.

    Mesoamerican Osteobiographies: Revealing the Lives and Deaths ...

  • Osteobiography is the study of an individual's life history through their skeletal remains, providing valuable insights into their diet, health, lifestyle, and.

    • Osteobiography: A Platform for Bioarchaeological Research

      An osteobiography is someone’s personal life history as told by their skeleton.

    (PDF) Osteobiography and Bioarchaeology -

      view to the concept of osteobiography and serves as a platform for developing this research agenda further.
    Bodies as Narratives: Revisiting Osteobiography as a ...