Research project: A Joint Effort: Understanding Kneecaps Past and Present
Over recent years, three-dimensional imaging and shape analysis have revolutionised how biological and non-biological material can be understood, quantified and analysed. For osteoarchaeology particularly, this provides a new window into human variation in bone shape and the impact of different lifestyles and choices on human physiology. Taking a closer look at the kneecap, this project aims to highlight both the potential of these three-dimensional techniques and the complexity of kneecaps and human lifestyles (“knee-haviour”).
