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Informationen zum Autor Sabrina C. Agarwal is an Assistant Professor at the University of California at Berkley and Faculty Affiliate of the Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley. She is co-editor of the volume Bone Loss and Osteoporosis: An Anthropological Perspective (2003). Bonnie Glencross is Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, at Wilfrid Laurier University, and held a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California from 2006-2008. Klappentext Social Bioarchaeology introduces the exciting and growing biosocial approach in archaeology that challenges the traditional methods of analyzing and interpreting human skeletal remains. Agarwal, Glencross and the experts assembled in this volume outline the essential components of this research, focusing on the dynamic interactions between humans and their larger social, cultural and physical environments, and how these analyses increase our understanding of human adaptation. The authors draw upon studies from the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East examining the central themes, theoretical issues, and methodological innovations in the field. Each chapter offers significant new research that integrates elements from biological, behavioural, ecological and social research. This new volume will be a valuable resource for archaeologists, biological anthropologists, paleopathologists, and all researchers with an interest in understanding our social and biological adaptations in a constantly changing global environment. Zusammenfassung * Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation * Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe * Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and Figures vii Notes on Contributors xiv Series Editors' Preface xx 1 Building a Social Bioarchaeology 1 Sabrina C. Agarwal and Bonnie A. Glencross Part I Materials and Meaning: The Nature of Skeletal Samples 13 2 The Origins of Biocultural Dimensions in Bioarchaeology 15 Molly K. Zuckerman and George J. Armelagos 3 Partnerships, Pitfalls, and Ethical Concerns in International Bioarchaeology 44 Bethany L. Turner and Valerie A. Andrushko 4 The Formation of Mortuary Deposits: Implications for Understanding Mortuary Behavior of Past Populations 68 Estella Weiss-Krejci 5 Representativeness and Bias in Archaeological Skeletal Samples 107 Mary Jackes Part II Social Identity: Bioarchaeology of Sex, Gender, Ethnicity, and Disability 147 6 Sex and Gender in Bioarchaeological Research: Theory, Method, and Interpretation 149 Sandra E. Hollimon 7 Population Migration, Variation, and Identity: An Islamic Population in Iberia 183 Sonia Zakrzewski 8 Life Histories of Enslaved Africans in Colonial New York: A Bioarchaeological Study of the New York African Burial Ground 212 Autumn R. Barrett and Michael L. Blakey 9 The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy and Tuberculosis: A Comparative Study of Perceptions, Stigma, Diagnosis, and Treatment 252 Charlotte Roberts Part III Growth and Aging: The Life Course of Health and Disease 283 10 Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of Age 285 Joanna Sofaer 11 It is Not Carved in Bone: Development and Plasticity of the Aged Skeleton 312 Sabrina C. Agarwal and Patrick Beauchesne 12 The Bioarchaeological Investigation of Children and Childhood 333 Siân E. Halcrow and Nancy Tayles 13 Moving from the Canary in the Coalmine: Modeling Childhood in Bahrain 361 ...
