In paleopathology, human remains found in archaeological sites are studied to discover what form of activities our early ancestors practiced, what they ate and the diseases that resulted from them. provoked acts. It is thanks to the fine conservation of human remains (bones) in archaeological sites that we are able to analyze them and determine the different types of diseases that were present; as well as the factors that contributed to their development. In paleopathology, studies show that many factors such as old age and stress on the surface of the joints, due to constant/daily activities, can cause degenerative joint diseases. The most common degenerative joint disease is osteoarthritis and has been associated with an abundance of cases (Larsen and Ruff, 306; Roberts and Manchester, 136; Rojas-Sepulveda et al., 416; Weiss and Jurmain, 437); cases that continue to support the fact that osteoarthritis is caused by an increase in stress-inducing activities on the surface of the joints over time (as we age). Based on old discoveries and recent cases of osteoarthritis, we can safely say that the adoption of new and more stressful activities in our daily lives contributes to the development of the degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, over time. This can be best seen and explained with the introduction of more laborious work/mechanical loading, sports, age, weight and stress/poor use of joints such as long periods of squatting (Bridges, 387; Dahaghin et al., 1337; Larsen and Ruff, 138; Osteoarthritis is the degenerative joint disease that affects the synovial joints (Roberts). and Manchester, 136). Degenerative joint diseases...... middle of article...... Stresses of Agriculture in the Foraging-to-Farming Transition in Eastern North America, in Human Bioarchaeology of the Transition to Agriculture (ed. R. Pinhasi and JT Stock), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, United Kingdom. Roberts, CA and Manchester, K. (2005) “Archaeology of Illness”. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. Rojas-Sepúlveda, C., Ardagna, Y. and Dutour, O. (2008), Paleoepidemiology of spinal degenerative disease in a pre-Columbian Muisca series from Colombia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 135: 416-430. Schrader, SA (2012), Activity Patterns in New Kingdom Nubia: An Examination of Enthesis Remodeling and Osteoarthritis at Tombos. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 149: 60–70. Weiss, E. and Jurmain, R. (2007), Osteoarthritis revisited: a contemporary review of etiology. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 17: 437–450.