Bioarchaeology An Integrated Approach to Working with Human Remains /

• Main Authors: Martin, Debra L. (Author), Harrod, Ryan P. (Author), Pérez, Ventura R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Biology > Technique.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Biological Techniques.

Bioarchaeology is the analysis of human remains within an interpretative framework that includes contextual information. This comprehensive and much-needed manual provides both a starting point and a reference for archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and others working in this integrative field. The au...

Table of Contents:

• History and Current State of Bioarchaeology
• Ethics and Research that Matters
• What Integration Means
• Taphonomic Signatures
• Burial Pratices and Mortuary Ritual
• Excavation Techniques
• Demography and Disease
• Reconstruction of Diet and Nutrition
• Reconstucting Ancestry, Migration, and Relatedness
• Osteobiography
• Sex, Organization, and Stratification
• Trauma and Violence
• Body Modifications and Ornamentation
• Behavior, Ritual, and Patterned Complexity
• Process and Population.