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Archaeology Lecture: The Bioarchaeology of Promtin Tai (Thailand)Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm Location: Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 Description: Promtin Tai is a multi-component site in central Thailand occupied during the late prehistoric and historic periods. This presentation by Dr. Scott Burnett of Eckerd College will describe recent excavation seasons at the site and our 2012 bioarchaeological examination of the Iron Age burials, including both skeletal and dental indicators of health and disease. Preliminary paleopathological analysis has revealed evidence of dental caries, trauma, cribra orbitalia, and minor developmental anomalies. The implications of these pathologies and their frequency within the sample will be discussed. This program is sponsored inpart by the Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society. Free. Registration is requested. Related link: Click Here! FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event. View flyer |
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