4. “And each person here has been buried with painstaking care” - again presented as if a surprising thing.
5. “Osteologist Dr Katie Faillace says she thinks the woman was in her late 30s or early 40s.” She doesn’t just “think” this. It’s not an opinion. It’s her expert assessment.
5. “Osteologist Dr Katie Faillace says she thinks the woman was in her late 30s or early 40s.” She doesn’t just “think” this. It’s not an opinion. It’s her expert assessment.
May 5, 2026 at 7:20 AM
4. “And each person here has been buried with painstaking care” - again presented as if a surprising thing.
5. “Osteologist Dr Katie Faillace says she thinks the woman was in her late 30s or early 40s.” She doesn’t just “think” this. It’s not an opinion. It’s her expert assessment.
5. “Osteologist Dr Katie Faillace says she thinks the woman was in her late 30s or early 40s.” She doesn’t just “think” this. It’s not an opinion. It’s her expert assessment.
Who needs an osteologist? 🤔
From Colossals. Including novel bones like the "Scapila" and the "Metacarpul bones". Also the patella on the back of the knee. And not ONLY "tail vertebrae" but ALSO "cadual vertebrae".
$millions and they didn't think to copy edit...
$millions and they didn't think to copy edit...
April 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Who needs an osteologist? 🤔
Osteologist here: I know this seems funny, but bones only sparkle when they're in serious distress.
June 25, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Osteologist here: I know this seems funny, but bones only sparkle when they're in serious distress.
A hedgehog skeleton prepared by taxidermist and osteologist Margaret Seagull.
September 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
A hedgehog skeleton prepared by taxidermist and osteologist Margaret Seagull.
The osteologist in me thinks this is pretty clever.
The 9-year-old in me can't stop snickering.
The 9-year-old in me can't stop snickering.
How not to illustrate the similarity of bone structures between humans & horses.
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The osteologist in me thinks this is pretty clever.
The 9-year-old in me can't stop snickering.
The 9-year-old in me can't stop snickering.
Absolutely wonderful to be listening to archaeologist and osteologist Jacqui McKinley on Radio 4's Life Scientific (hearing by chance as I'm a bit late to work today!)
March 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Absolutely wonderful to be listening to archaeologist and osteologist Jacqui McKinley on Radio 4's Life Scientific (hearing by chance as I'm a bit late to work today!)
Today i learned you can be a forensic osteologist.
Fascinating story
Fascinating story
The man's skeletal injuries looked like a train hit him, but he died in 1304 CE. At #ppa26Berlin last week, @uniofbradford.bsky.social scientist Jo Buckberry concluded he was likely whacked by a flying boulder, making him the first confirmed trebuchet death in the archaeological record. @science.org
Shattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet
“Devastation” across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder
www.science.org
August 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Today i learned you can be a forensic osteologist.
Fascinating story
Fascinating story
The Guardian has posted a piece on human remains, and as an osteologist I want to add some thoughts. First off I agree that the legacy of colonialism is a problem, and that there are issues surrounding certain collections.
But
The numbers in that piece are massively inflated for two reasons
But
The numbers in that piece are massively inflated for two reasons
March 8, 2026 at 6:57 AM
The Guardian has posted a piece on human remains, and as an osteologist I want to add some thoughts. First off I agree that the legacy of colonialism is a problem, and that there are issues surrounding certain collections.
But
The numbers in that piece are massively inflated for two reasons
But
The numbers in that piece are massively inflated for two reasons
An arachnologist, an osteologist, and a monsterfucker walk into a haunted house...
October 18, 2023 at 6:16 PM
An arachnologist, an osteologist, and a monsterfucker walk into a haunted house...
I forgot to say, my cousin is a forensic osteologist (sp?), so I feel pretty good about that
July 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I forgot to say, my cousin is a forensic osteologist (sp?), so I feel pretty good about that
Meaning you're now an osteologist. Nice diversification of specialities
May 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Meaning you're now an osteologist. Nice diversification of specialities
ultimate osteologist kenji and proto kenji .... kenji world
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
ultimate osteologist kenji and proto kenji .... kenji world
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February 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What do you get for the archaeologist or osteologist who has everything? A 3D skeleton pin brooch with trowel charm of course!
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Robert Dugan is simply another product of an unchecked melding of narcissism, male socialization, and libidinal politics.
He was misogyny given form. may he rot eternal and in 2,000 years may an osteologist identify his bones as male.
He was misogyny given form. may he rot eternal and in 2,000 years may an osteologist identify his bones as male.
February 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Robert Dugan is simply another product of an unchecked melding of narcissism, male socialization, and libidinal politics.
He was misogyny given form. may he rot eternal and in 2,000 years may an osteologist identify his bones as male.
He was misogyny given form. may he rot eternal and in 2,000 years may an osteologist identify his bones as male.
the osteologist tested to see if i had an evil bone in my body and the results came back positive 😔
December 18, 2023 at 6:37 PM
the osteologist tested to see if i had an evil bone in my body and the results came back positive 😔
hell yeah, skeleton time.
(it's funny bc I'm an osteologist)
(it's funny bc I'm an osteologist)
August 2, 2023 at 12:10 AM
hell yeah, skeleton time.
(it's funny bc I'm an osteologist)
(it's funny bc I'm an osteologist)
So like, my specific prompt (determined by the first letter of my last name), mentions an osteologist, but doesn't define osteology. Nowhere in our class materials defines it, either. So can I use that osteologist and his findings in my paper? Or will that result in a plagiarism charge??
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
So like, my specific prompt (determined by the first letter of my last name), mentions an osteologist, but doesn't define osteology. Nowhere in our class materials defines it, either. So can I use that osteologist and his findings in my paper? Or will that result in a plagiarism charge??
The plan to exhume these civilians (children!) ‘as cheaply as possible’ (read: no osteologist will be present, just bag up the skeletons) & rebury them with PoWs & Soviet soldiers in Metsakalmistu just adds insult to injury & in my opinion is deeply unethical 4/5
June 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The plan to exhume these civilians (children!) ‘as cheaply as possible’ (read: no osteologist will be present, just bag up the skeletons) & rebury them with PoWs & Soviet soldiers in Metsakalmistu just adds insult to injury & in my opinion is deeply unethical 4/5
Eleanor (Nora) Farber (Scotland) -- Osteologist and Archaeological Scientist. Newest member of the TeamNun AHRC/UKRI Word of Mouth Project, joining and elevating the level of the St Andrews Lab in January. #TeamNun loves Nora!
December 6, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Eleanor (Nora) Farber (Scotland) -- Osteologist and Archaeological Scientist. Newest member of the TeamNun AHRC/UKRI Word of Mouth Project, joining and elevating the level of the St Andrews Lab in January. #TeamNun loves Nora!
Im not an osteologist but i did a big ass stretch and squeezed my cheeks and hears a right and a left pop!! Pretty sure i can pop my butt bones
April 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Im not an osteologist but i did a big ass stretch and squeezed my cheeks and hears a right and a left pop!! Pretty sure i can pop my butt bones
“To be greeted by an osteologist who explains her role is the stewardship of human remains and hands me a small envelope, really a folded piece of paper, which I undo and there is really a curl, you know, a lock of my grandmother’s hair.”
#thetroubleofcolor
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#thetroubleofcolor
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April 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“To be greeted by an osteologist who explains her role is the stewardship of human remains and hands me a small envelope, really a folded piece of paper, which I undo and there is really a curl, you know, a lock of my grandmother’s hair.”
#thetroubleofcolor
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#thetroubleofcolor
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This is beautiful. It's poetry, but as an osteologist, your bones will only ever tell us a fraction of who you were - and your sex and gender will only ever be estimates, if studied. Even with the grave goods your loved ones leave with you, we'll only ever build a part of the picture of who you are.
I am often to be found caring for the unknown dead, who emerge, shattered, from their ancient and forgotten graves. Collecting them, burying them, praying them back to their rest. It makes me think, sometimes, of the transphobic refrain that in a thousand years our bones will somehow betray us.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is beautiful. It's poetry, but as an osteologist, your bones will only ever tell us a fraction of who you were - and your sex and gender will only ever be estimates, if studied. Even with the grave goods your loved ones leave with you, we'll only ever build a part of the picture of who you are.
CW // real bones
i found a small one when we moved here but i've discovered a few over the past few years
can an osteologist confirm for me that these arent human bones to help assuage my fears
i found a small one when we moved here but i've discovered a few over the past few years
can an osteologist confirm for me that these arent human bones to help assuage my fears
May 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
CW // real bones
i found a small one when we moved here but i've discovered a few over the past few years
can an osteologist confirm for me that these arent human bones to help assuage my fears
i found a small one when we moved here but i've discovered a few over the past few years
can an osteologist confirm for me that these arent human bones to help assuage my fears
*I'm not an osteologist...which is now clear to everyone 😂
August 29, 2024 at 9:08 AM
*I'm not an osteologist...which is now clear to everyone 😂