The study of human remains in an archaeological context.

• A. Archaeology
• B. Forensic anthropology
• C. Bioarchaeology
• D. Osteology

Answer: (C)

Bioarchaeology is the study of human remains within archaeological contexts, using skeletal analysis and related methods to uncover health, nutrition, disease, life history, and population patterns in past communities. It sits at the intersection of biology and archaeology, translating bone data into stories about how people lived and died long ago. This focus on human remains specifically within archaeological sites distinguishes it from broader archaeology (which studies past cultures through artifacts and sites in general), forensic anthropology (which applies skeletal analysis to contemporary medico-legal cases), and osteology (the study of bones in general, not necessarily tied to archaeological interpretation of past populations).