Bioarchaeology: the study of human bones and other related funerary materials found in archaeological contexts in order to provide information about human life and behavior in the past.
Caries: dental cavity
Cribra Orbitalia: porosity found in the eye orbits of the skull due to nutritional disease and anemia
Demography: study of the structural makeup of a population, including age, sex, births, deaths, etc.
Entheseal Change: bony changes at the insertion site of muscles
Inhumation: a primary burial, the individual(s) were buried once and left undisturbed
Leprosarium: a hospital specifically for people with leprosy
Leprosy: a long-term infection caused by specific bacteria. Symptoms last for many years and impact the nerve, respiration, skin, eyes, and skeleton.
Linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH): furrows or indentations that run across teeth due to growth interruption during childhood.
Necropolis: a large cemetery
Paleopathology: the study of disease in ancient humans and animals
Periostitis: an inflammation of the outer layer of bone
Rickets: vitamin D deficiency that results in skeletal changes
Secondary Burial: the skeleton was previously buried, disturbed, and re-buried or interred in a different place/position.
Sepulchre: a small monument where a deceased individual is laid out or buried
Scurvy: vitamin C deficiency that results in skeletal changes
Stable isotope: an atom who nucleus contains the same number of protons, but a different numbers of neutrons. They can be used to examine diet and migration.
Treponemal Disease: a collection of diseases caused by the treponeme bacteria. Includes venereal syphilis, yaws, pinta, and bejel.
Tuberculosis: an infection caused by specific bacteria that generally affects the lungs, and other parts of the body
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