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This scientist studies past human activity by excavating, dating and interpreting objects and sites of historical interest
archaeologist
clavicle
Fabric for wrapping a body (hint: it wasn't just for mummies)
shroud
Joint pain and stiffness due to inflammation or swelling
arthritis
A small, handheld tool resembling a shovel
trowel
A specialist who examines skeletons for clues that will provide evidence about a person's life and death
forensic anthropologist
The longest leg bone
femur
This is a Latin term that means "in position;" refers to an examination done in the exact place where a body/artifact is found
in situ
Refers to an illness or health issue that is constant or recurring
chronic
Watch your lemonade intake...too much acid can damage this important part of your teeth
enamel
Facial reconstruction allowed sculptors and scientists to recreate the first colonist of African American ancestry named...
HK7
It protects your noggin'; also known as the skull
cranium
A person of privilege may have had one of these burial "homes" made of wood
coffin
An indentation - for example, a "dent" in a bone
depression
In the colonial Chesapeake region, people came from three distinct ancestries. Name them.
African, European, and Native American
TRUE or FALSE: When corn became a main ingredient in the colonial diet, people got more diseases like diabetes.
FALSE!
Individual, puzzle-like bones that lock together
vertebrae
The death rate
mortality rate
Yuck! A painful collection of pus, usually caused by a bacterial infection; can be anywhere in the body
abscess
A method used during excavation, where the artifact is left in place and dirt is removed around it
pedestaling
The cultural custom of swaddling was responsible for what condition in colonial infants?
Rickets
The areas of the long bones where bone growth takes place
epiphyses
This is the name of the process Hudgins used to remove all soil surrounding the bones except for that which was directly underneath them.
Pedestal or pedestalling
An infection in the intestines causing pain & severe diarrhea with mucus or blood in the feces - Yikes!
dysentery
Testing process focusing on elements (carbon, oxygen) found within bones and teeth
isotope analysis