Emphasis: Dental anthropology, bioarchaeology, neolithic skeletal remains, forensic pathologies
All positions for the internships are filled
Dental Anthropology and Osteology at the Portuguese Institute of Archaeology
Lisbon, Portugal
Directors: Cidália Duarte, IPA
Rui Boaventura, University of Louisville
Summer May 2-26, May 29 -June 23, July 3-July 28, July 31-August 25, 2006
This internship project will be directed by Cidália Duarte at the Instituto Português de Arqueologia, located in Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The internship will focus on the skeletal remains from the Final Neolithic-Chalcolithic dolmens (burial tombs) of Monte Abraão, Estria and Pedra dos Mouros that were excavated in the late 19th and later housed in the Geological Museum though never thoroughly studied. The information obtained from these studies will be used in the doctoral dissertation of Rui Boaventura who is studying the dolmens in the region of Lisbon.
Students will be given more latitude and independent work loads in this internship program and are expected to be already familiar with the basic principals and methodologies of osteology and/or dental anthropology. While other skeletal material will be reviewed and studied, the bulk of the collections to be considered are the dental remains. This internship will deal primarily with dental anthropology and morphology, the description and classification of teeth as well as the various pathologies that are evident in teeth.
Students will begin by washing, cataloging and inventorying the various collections which are comprised of hundreds of teeth. Within individual collections, or dolmen, students will be instructed how to properly study, classify and analyze the skeletal remains in order to answer such questions as the quantity of individuals in each tomb, their age and sex as well as any evident pathologies.
Graduate students and undergraduates serious about pursuing a career in bioarchaeology, physical anthropology and archaeology are encouraged to apply. All applications will be considered
350 € for 4 weeks
AIA listing: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10037&entrynumber=540