Human remains are an important type of artefact studied by archaeologists. Human remains provide direct evidence of human existence and scientific study can yield information on aspects of their lifestyle including diet, disease, age at death and injuries suffered during their lifetime.
Archaeo-Chat: Excavating Human Remains (Digging up the Dead) - Welcome to Archaeo-Chat. In this series we record unscripted conversations about archaeology, what it is like to be an archaeologist and related topics. Today, Andy and I discuss some of the...