The Bioarchaeology of Dissection and Autopsy in the United States (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

Encountering evidence of postmortem examinations - dissection or autopsy in historic skeletal collections is relatively rare, but recently there has been an increase in the number of reported instances. And much of what has been evaluated has been largely descriptive and historical. The Bioarchaeology of Dissection and Autopsy brings together in a single volume the skeletal evidence of postmortem examination in the United States. Ranging from the early colonial period to the early 1900's, from a coffeehouse at Colonial Williamsburg to a Quaker burial vault in lower Manhattan, the contributions to this volume demonstrate the interpretive significance of a historically and theoretically contextualized bioarchaeology. The authors employ a wide range of perspectives, demonstrating how bioarchaeological evidence can be used to address a wide range of themes including social identity and marginalization, racialization, the nature of the body and fragmentation, and the emergence of medical practice and authority in the United States.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Bioarchaeology and Social Theory
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Kenneth C Nystrom
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	346
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-26834-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	3-319-26834-1
Barcode:	9783319268347

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