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Taylor and Francis Bioarchaeology An Introduction To The Archaeology And Anthropology Of The Dead 1St Edition 2021 by Mark Q. Sutton
Bioarchaeology covers the history and general theory of the field plus the recovery and laboratory treatment of human remains.Bioarchaeology is the study of human remains in context from an archaeological and anthropological perspective. The book explores, through numerous case studies, how the ways a society deals with their dead can reveal a great deal about that society, including its religious, political, economic, and social organizations. It details recovery methods and how, once recovered, human remains can be analyzed to reveal details about the funerary system of the subject society and inform on a variety of other issues, such as health, demography, disease, workloads, mobility, sex and gender, and migration. Finally, the book highlights how bioarchaeological techniques can be used in contemporary forensic settings and in investigations of genocide and war crimes.In Bioarchaeology, theories, principles, and scientific techniques are laid out in a clear, understandable way, and students of archaeology at undergraduate and graduate levels will find this an excellent guide to the field. PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of FiguresList of TablesChapter 1: The Discipline of BioarchaeologyChapter 2: Discovery and RecoveryChapter 3: In the Laboratory: Description and Basic Analysis of Human RemainsChapter 4: Treating the Dead: The Funerary SystemChapter 5: Paleopathology I: Metabolic, Nutritional, and Occupational StressChapter 6: Paleopathology II: Disease and AbnormalitiesChapter 7: TraumaChapter 8: Specialized StudiesChapter 9: Interpretive Theory and Data IntegrationChapter 10: Lives Once Lived: The Anthropology of the DeadChapter 11: Contemporary Application: Forensic AnthropologyReferencesGlossaryIndex