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Bioarchaeology and Identity in the Americas (Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local Regional and Global Perspectives)
. Ed(S): Knudsen, Kelly J.; Stojanowski, Christopher
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paperback. Editor(s): Knudsen, Kelly J.; Stojanowski, Christopher. Series: Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local Regional and Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Bioarchaeology and Identity in the Americas represents an important shift in the interpretation of skeletal remains in the Americas. Until recently, bioarchaeology has focused on interpreting and analyzing populations. The contributors here look to examine how individuals fit into those larger populations.
The overall aim is to demonstrate how bioarchaeologists can uniquely contribute to our understanding of the formation, representation, and repercussions of identity. The contributors combine historical and archaeological data with population genetic analyses, biogeochemical analyses of human tooth enamel and bones, mortuary patterns, and body modifications. With case studies drawn from North, Central, and South American mortuary ... Read more
Bioarchaeology and Identity in the Americas represents an important shift in the interpretation of skeletal remains in the Americas. Until recently, bioarchaeology has focused on interpreting and analyzing populations. The contributors here look to examine how individuals fit into those larger populations.
The overall aim is to demonstrate how bioarchaeologists can uniquely contribute to our understanding of the formation, representation, and repercussions of identity. The contributors combine historical and archaeological data with population genetic analyses, biogeochemical analyses of human tooth enamel and bones, mortuary patterns, and body modifications. With case studies drawn from North, Central, and South American mortuary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
272
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New
Series
Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local Regional and Global Perspectives
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813036786
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V9780813036786
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About . Ed(S): Knudsen, Kelly J.; Stojanowski, Christopher
Kelly J. Knudson is assistant professor and founding member of the Center for Bioarchaeological Research at Arizona State University. Christopher M. Stojanowski, assistant professor and founding member of the Center for Bioarchaeological Research at Arizona State University, is the author of Biocultural Histories in La Florida.
Reviews for Bioarchaeology and Identity in the Americas (Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local Regional and Global Perspectives)
Extends discussions of identity beyond the social meaning of age, sex, and social role to larger issues of group identity and ethnogenesis. The integration of biological and mortuary data results in new approaches to the construction of social identity."
Dale L. Hutchinson, University of North Carolina "Represents an important shift in the interpretation of skeletal remains in the Americas and ... Read more
Dale L. Hutchinson, University of North Carolina "Represents an important shift in the interpretation of skeletal remains in the Americas and ... Read more