The J. James Woods Lecture Series is proud to welcome Dr. Kristina Killgrove, an award-winning science writer and archaeologist, to Butler University on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30PM in Atherton Union, Reilly Room. Her research focuses on the analysis of human skeletal remains from Imperial-era Italy with her most recent project at Oplontis involving the excavation, osteological analysis, and biochemical analysis of individuals killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
“Human skeletons are fascinating to most people. As products of biological processes like growth and development as well as culturally informed practices like dining, migrating, and working, bones and teeth are inscribed with a wealth of information about a person’s life. The scientists who are trained to ‘read’ the life stories from past people’s skeletons are bioarchaeologists. Working all over the world, these researchers use a combination of techniques from biology, anatomy, chemistry, history, and anthropology to bring back to life individuals and their collective culture from their skeletal remains. This public lecture illustrates with case studies the information that bioarchaeologists like Dr. Killgrove are learning about the global human past and how that information is being communicated to the world at large.”
Come out and see Dr. Killgrove this Tuesday!! Check out her website here!