Trivia
A discovery in Ethiopia of the nearly intact skull of a primitive woman was said to be a milestone in archaeology. What was the name given to this woman?
Lucy
What is the difference between autopsy and dissection?
autopsy seeks to establish death
dissection is examination for teaching purposes
What are the 3 actors in violent interactions?
aggressors, victims, witnesses
What group of individuals were studied in this article?
Adult females
Which of the following persons is associated with the discovery of "Australopithecus"?
Raymond Dart
Why was there a stigma against public hospitals in the 19th century?
They were only for the least enterprising and those with a lack of self respect
How many bone fragments were discovered?
14,882
What is inhumation?
the action or practice of burying the dead
Can you name the famous slab, originally discovered in Egypt, that has text from three different languages inscribed on it?
Rosetta Stone
How much did it cost to bury the dead in 1896?
$1.95
limiting physical mobility
social control
When was the Iron Age?
500 BC- 332 BC
Thousands of miles off the coast of Chile is a tiny island called Easter Island that's archeologically famous because of its moai. What are the moai?
Giant stone heads.
How many individuals had evidence of postmortem alteration in the MCIG sample?
165
Actions of aggressors can be inferred by what?
the degree of damage deployed
To distinguish between peri-mortem and ante-mortem events.
Discovered in Shanxi, a province in Central China, were ancient artifacts made out terra cotta. What was their shape?
Warriors
How many craniotomies were found in the MCIG sample?
127
What is Falanga?
beating the soles of the feet
How many females had observable sharp force weapon trauma?
3