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Methods to assess puberty and adolescent growth in human skeletal remains-Professor Mary Lewis
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This workshop provides the background and methods for recording puberty in archaeological skeletal remains. It is designed for researchers, students, professional osteoarchaeologists and other academics interested in exploring adolescence in the past.
Professor Mary Lewis will give three 20-30-minute lectures over 3 sessions:
1. Introduction to puberty and adolescence; (14 July 14.00h, BST)
2. Age and sex estimation in older non-adults; (15 July, 14.00h, BST)
3. Methods – outlining the individual features used to address puberty stages in archaeological skeletal remains. (16 July 14.00h, BST)
Attendees can ask questions at the end of each lecture or post queries before or after the session.
Sessions will be recorded live and will be available on a dedicated webpage
http://www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/research/Projects/arch-ML-adolescence.aspx