What mean these bones? [[electronic resource] ] : studies in southeastern bioarchaeology / / edited by Mary Lucas Powell, Patricia S. Bridges, Ann Marie Wagner Mires

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778828203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1991
• ISBN: 0-8173-8471-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PowellMary Lucas; BridgesPatricia S; MiresAnn Marie
• Disciplina: 975/.01
• Soggetti: Indians of North America - Anthropometry - Southern States; Anthropometry - Southern States; Indians of North America - Southern States - Antiquities; Southern States Antiquities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Dan Josselyn memorial publication."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Bioarchaeology and Subsistence in the Central and Lower Portions of the Mississippi Valley; 3. Ranked Status and Health in the Mississippian Chiefdom at Moundville; 4. Health and Cultural Change in the Late Prehistoric American Bottom, Illinois; 5. Mississippian Cultural Terminations in Middle Tennessee: What the Bioarchaelogical Evidence Can Tell Us; 6. Skeletal Evidence of Changes in Subsistence Activities Between the Archaic and Mississippian Time Periods in Northwestern Alabama; 7. Biomechanical Adaptation and Behavior on the Prehistoric Georgia Coast 8. Sifting the Ashes: Reconstruction of a Complex Archaic Mortuary Program in Louisiana; 9. The Prehistoric People of Fort Center: Physical and Health Characteristics; 10. Status and Health in Colonial South Carolina: Belleview Plantation 1738-1756; 11. Bioarchaeology in a Broader Context; 12. Out of the Appendix and Into the Dirt: Comments on Thirteen Years of Bioarchaeological Research; References Cited; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Until recently, archaeological projects that included analysis of human remains had often lacked active collaboration between archaeologists and physical anthropologists from the planning stages onward. During the 1980's, a conjunctive approach developed; known as ""bioarchaeology,"" it draws on the methodological and theoretical strengths of the two subdisciplines to bridge a perceived communications gap and promote a more comprehensive understanding of prehistoric and historic cultures. This volume addresses questions