Description
This workshop will provide theoretical hands-on training to the attendees in the use of new osteological methods used to identify stages of puberty in human skeletal remains. Exciting new avenues of research into the archaeology of adolescence will be discussed, and how osteoarchaeologists working in the commercial sector can contribute to future studies. Participants will have a chance to apply the methods to skeletal remains and evaluate the stage of puberty, under the guidance of the co-creator of the techniques, Dr Mary Lewis.
Featured presenters: Dr Mary Lewis - Associate Professor at the University of Reading, Department of Archaeology
Agenda
10:00 - Introduction and instruction lectures
11:30 - Discussion and lecture
12:30 - Lunch and AGM
13:30 - Lab instruction
16:00 - End of day
Resources
A recording form has been developed to summarize the assessment criteria, to ease the application of the techniques. A summary table has also been developed to aid in the estimation of the stage of puberty the individual was experiencing, as well as an indication of the physical changes the body was undergoing at the time of death. Both can be downloaded below.