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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739426703321

Autore

Martin Debra L

Titolo

Bioarchaeology : An Integrated Approach to Working with Human Remains / / by Debra L. Martin, Ryan P. Harrod, Ventura R. Pérez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

1-4614-6378-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique, , 1571-5752

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology

Biology - Technique

Anthropology

Biological Techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

History and Current State of Bioarchaeology -- Ethics and Research that Matters -- What Integration Means -- Taphonomic Signatures -- Burial Practices 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. .

Sommario/riassunto

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 authors cover a range of bioarchaeological methods and theory including: Ethical issues involved in dealing with human remains Theoretical approaches in bioarchaeology Techniques in taphonomy and bone analysis Lab and forensic techniques for skeletal analysis Best practices for excavation techniques Special applications in bioarchaeology With case studies from bioarchaeological research, the authors integrate theoretical and methodological discussion with a wide range of field studies from



different geographic areas, time periods, and data types, to demonstrate the full scope of this important field of study. .