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New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care - Further Case Studies and Expanded Theory (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care - Further Case Studies and Expanded Theory (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Bioarchaeology and Social Theory
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New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care evaluates, refines
and expands existing concepts and practices in the developing field
of bioarchaeological research into health-related care provision in
the past. Evidence in human remains that indicates an individual
survived with, or following, a serious pathology suggests this
person most likely received some form of care from others. This
observation was first made half a century ago, but it is only in
the last five years that health-related caregiving has been
accepted as a topic for bioarchaeology research. In this time,
interest has grown exponentially. A focus on care provides a
dynamic framework for examining the experiences of disease and
disability in the past - at the level of the individual receiving
care, and that of the community providing it. When caregiving can
be identified in the archaeological record, bioarchaeologists may
be able to offer unique insights into aspects of past lifeways.
This volume represents the work of an international, diverse,
cross-disciplinary group of contributors, each bringing their own
particular focus, style and expertise to analyzing past
health-related care. Nineteen chapters offer content that ranges
from an introduction to the basic 'bioarchaeology of care'
approach, through original case studies of care provision, to new
theoretical perspectives in this emerging area of scholarship. This
book creates a synergy that challenges our thinking about past
health-related care behaviors and about the implications of these
behaviors for understanding the social environment in which they
took place.
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