Providing Bioarchaeology and Osteology consulting services in the Southwest, guided by unwavering integrity and respect.
Desert Sage Osteology is a woman-owned small business based in Phoenix, Arizona specializing in expert Bioarchaeology and Osteology consulting services. Committed to elevating tribal perspectives and operating with profound respect, our team is devoted to safeguarding and venerating cultural legacies.
Desert Sage Osteology recognizes the importance of sensitivity in every project and our extensive experience enables us to provide consulting solutions that meet the specific requirements of each project.
Our clients can expect Desert Sage Osteology to provide meticulous work and invaluable insights, anchored in ethical principles, community engagement, and the rectification of colonial narratives.
Services
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Provide expertise in identifying, recovering, and carefully documenting mortuary features, followed by non-destructive osteological analyses/documentation to reveal insights into past populations' health, lifestyles, and cultural practices.
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Provide expertise in non-destructive analyses/documentation of human skeletal remains to reveal insights into the overall health, lifestyles, and cultural practices at both individual and population-specific levels.
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Provide expertise in the identification and recovery of human remains encountered on the surface of impacted or eroding archaeological sites.
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Provide identification of human versus faunal remains when encountered.
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Generate a detailed report presenting individual and population-level osteological documentation results, including site-specific interpretations.