Social Bioarchaeology (eBook)

Sabrina C. Agarwal, Bonnie A. Glencross (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
472 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-9051-3 (ISBN)

Infos

* Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human
social and biological variation

* Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the
globe

* Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by
key researchers and established experts around the world

Autor

Sabrina C. Agarwal is an Assistant Professor at the University of California at Berkley and Faculty Affiliate of the Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley. She is co-editor of the volume Bone Loss and Osteoporosis: An Anthropological Perspective (2003). Bonnie Glencross is Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, at Wilfrid Laurier University, and held a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California from 2006-2008.

Inhalt

List of Tables and Figures.

Notes on Contributors.

Series Editors' Preface.

1 Building a Social Bioarchaeology (Sabrina C. Agarwal and
Bonnie A. Glencross).

Part I Materials and Meaning: The Nature of Skeletal
Samples.

2 The Origins of Biocultural Dimensions in Bioarchaeology
(Molly K. Zuckerman and George J. Armelagos).

3 Partnerships, Pitfalls, and Ethical Concerns in International
Bioarchaeology (Bethany L. Turner and Valerie A.
Andrushko).

4 The Formation of Mortuary Deposits: Implications for
Understanding Mortuary Behavior of Past Populations (Estella
Weiss-Krejci).

5 Representativeness and Bias in Archaeological Skeletal Samples
(Mary Jackes).

Part II Social Identity: Bioarchaeology of Sex, Gender,
Ethnicity, and Disability.

6 Sex and Gender in Bioarchaeological Research: Theory, Method,
and Interpretation (Sandra E. Hollimon).

7 Population Migration, Variation, and Identity: An Islamic
Population in Iberia (Sonia Zakrzewski).

8 Life Histories of Enslaved Africans in Colonial New York: A
Bioarchaeological Study of the New York African Burial Ground
(Autumn R. Barrett and Michael L. Blakey).

9 The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy and Tuberculosis: A Comparative
Study of Perceptions, Stigma, Diagnosis, and Treatment
(Charlotte Roberts).

Part III Growth and Aging: The Life Course of Health and
Disease.

10 Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of Age (Joanna
Sofaer).

11 It is Not Carved in Bone: Development and Plasticity of the
Aged Skeleton (Sabrina C. Agarwal and Patrick
Beauchesne).

12 The Bioarchaeological Investigation of Children and Childhood
(Siân E. Halcrow and Nancy Tayles).

13 Moving from the Canary in the Coalmine: Modeling Childhood in
Bahrain (Judith Littleton).

14 Skeletal Injury Across the Life Course: Towards Understanding
Social Agency (Bonnie A. Glencross).

15 Diet and Dental Health through the Life Course in Roman Italy
(Tracy L. Prowse).

Index.

Rezensionen

"Furthermore, despite the technical nature of many
of the contributions, the overall concepts are generally presented
in an organized and clear format that would not at all preclude
their use in advanced undergraduate seminars."
(American Journal Physical Anthropology, 14 March 2014)
"In the first instance the book is dedicated to scientists and
students of Archaeology, biological Anthropology, and
Palaeopathology as well as to other scientists interested in social
and biological variations of man by permanent changes of the
environment." (HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 2011)

Social Bioarchaeology makes an excellent reference for
this subfield, and stresses the importance of a multi-disciplinary
approach at a time perhaps when anthropology needs it most."
(Social Bioarchaeology, 12 April 2011)

"Social Bioarchaeology puts the spotlight on the powerful
and interesting story that human remains from archaeological
settings tell about the human experience."

--Clark Spencer Larsen, The Ohio State University

"Decidedly embracing the concept of "holism" within
anthropology, the contributors to this book dive deep into the
human past and the intricacies of the human condition."

--Anne Grauer, Loyola University of Chicago

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.2.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Archäologie • Archaeological Methods & Theory • archaeology • Archäologie • Methoden u. Theorie der Archäologie • Methoden u. Theorie der Archäologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-9051-1 / 1444390511
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-9051-3 / 9781444390513