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Bioarchaeology An Introduction to the Archaeology and Anthropology of the Dead 2nd Edition

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Full Title

Bioarchaeology An Introduction to the Archaeology and Anthropology of the Dead 2nd Edition

Author(s)

Mark Q. Sutton, Eric J. Bartelink

Edition

2nd Edition

ISBN

9781040320969, 9781032724959, 9781032756561, 9781040320778, 9781003475040

Publisher

Routledge

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

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.