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archaeology
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Osteology
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Category:Osteology
is the study of
bone
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  • Methods
  • Applications
  • Human osteology and forensic anthropology
  • Crossrail Project
  • See also
  • Notes
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thumb|right|125px|A human skeleton ([[endoskeleton)]]

Osteology () is the scientific study of bones, practiced by osteologists . A subdiscipline of anatomy, anthropology, archaeology and paleontology, osteology is the detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, microbone morphology, function, disease, pathology, the process of ossification from cartilaginous molds, and the resistance and hardness of bones (biophysics).

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