When the remains of an individual are well preserved a bioarchaeologist may be able to infer what types of activates that individual may have been apart by examining different physical marks on the bones. This is known as markers of activity. Of course a bioarchaeologist will not have full data records to back up their claims but according to Larsen, author of Bioarchaeology, Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton, human remains as a collective have plenty of information to allow inferring patterns on workloads and daily activity (192, Larsen). Of course for different patterns there are equally multiple types of markers of activity.
Osteoarthritis, a type of marker activity, is a common degenerative condition for a group of joint diseases
Osteoarthritis, a type of marker activity, is a common degenerative condition for a group of joint diseases