Agarwal / Glencross Social Bioarchaeology

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9052-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten, E-Book

* Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing humansocial and biological variation
* Offers a wide array of research on past populations around theglobe
* Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research bykey researchers and established experts around the world

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agarwal, Sabrina C.

Glencross, Bonnie A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures.
Notes on Contributors.
Series Editors' Preface.
1 Building a Social Bioarchaeology (Sabrina C. Agarwal andBonnie A. Glencross).
Part I Materials and Meaning: The Nature of SkeletalSamples.
2 The Origins of Biocultural Dimensions in Bioarchaeology(Molly K. Zuckerman and George J. Armelagos).
3 Partnerships, Pitfalls, and Ethical Concerns in InternationalBioarchaeology (Bethany L. Turner and Valerie A.Andrushko).
4 The Formation of Mortuary Deposits: Implications forUnderstanding Mortuary Behavior of Past Populations (EstellaWeiss-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 IslamicPopulation in Iberia (Sonia Zakrzewski).
8 Life Histories of Enslaved Africans in Colonial New York: ABioarchaeological Study of the New York African Burial Ground(Autumn R. Barrett and Michael L. Blakey).
9 The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy and Tuberculosis: A ComparativeStudy of Perceptions, Stigma, Diagnosis, and Treatment(Charlotte Roberts).
Part III Growth and Aging: The Life Course of Health andDisease.
10 Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of Age (JoannaSofaer).
11 It is Not Carved in Bone: Development and Plasticity of theAged Skeleton (Sabrina C. Agarwal and PatrickBeauchesne).
12 The Bioarchaeological Investigation of Children and Childhood(Siân E. Halcrow and Nancy Tayles).
13 Moving from the Canary in the Coalmine: Modeling Childhood inBahrain (Judith Littleton).
14 Skeletal Injury Across the Life Course: Towards UnderstandingSocial Agency (Bonnie A. Glencross).
15 Diet and Dental Health through the Life Course in Roman Italy(Tracy L. Prowse).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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.