Bioarchaeology - Mark Q. Sutton

Bioarchaeology

An Introduction to the Archaeology and Anthropology of the Dead

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
296 Seiten
2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-48106-0 (ISBN)
44,85 inkl. MwSt
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.

Mark Q. Sutton received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California, Riverside in 1987. He taught at California State University, Bakersfield from 1987 to 2007 where he retired as Emeritus Professor of Anthropology. He now teaches at the University of San Diego. Dr. Sutton has worked with a variety of human remains in western North America and has published more than 240 books, monographs, articles, and reviews in archaeology.

Chapter 1: The Discipline of Bioarchaeology

Chapter 2: In the Field: Discovery and Recovery

Chapter 3: In the Laboratory: Description and Basic Analysis of Human Remains

Chapter 4: Treating the Dead: The Funerary System

Chapter 5: Paleopathology I: Metabolic, Nutritional, and Occupational Stress

Chapter 6: Paleopathology II: Disease and Abnormalities

Chapter 7: Trauma

Chapter 8: Specialized Studies

Chapter 9: Interpretive Theory and Data Integration

Chapter 10: Lives Once Lived: The Anthropology of the Dead

Chapter 11: Contemporary Application: Forensic Anthropology

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 11 Tables, black and white; 17 Line drawings, black and white; 65 Halftones, black and white; 82 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 1350 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-138-48106-8 / 1138481068
ISBN-13 978-1-138-48106-0 / 9781138481060
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