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Mortuary Practices – The ways in which past cultures treated their dead, including burial rituals and grave goods.

Isotopic Analysis – A method used to study diet and migration patterns by analyzing chemical elements in bones and teeth.

Skeletal Analysis – The examination of human bones to determine age, sex, health, diet, and cause of death.

Paleopathology – The study of ancient diseases and injuries in human remains.

Osteology – The study of bones, their structure, and their functions.

Bioarchaeology – The study of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites to understand past cultures, health, and behavior.

Critical Race Theory – An academic framework that examines how laws and social structures perpetuate racial inequalities.

Intersectionality – The concept that various social identities (race, gender, class) interact to create different experiences of discrimination or privilege.

Ethnocentrism – The belief that one’s own culture or race is superior to others.