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What can bones tell us about past lives? Do different bone shapes,
sizes, and injuries reveal more about people's genes or about their
environments? Reading the Bones tackles this question, guiding
readers through one of the most hotly debated topics in
bioarchaeology. Elizabeth Weiss assembles evidence from
anthropological work, medical and sports studies, occupational
studies, genetic twin studies, and animal research. She focuses on
skeletal features such as measurements from cross-sectional
geometries; entheseal changes, or locations of muscle attachments;
osteoarthritis, which has often been thought to result from wear
and tear on joints; stress fractures and hernias; and bone facets,
which have been thought to come from frequent kneeling, squatting,
or weight-bearing. This thorough survey of activity indicators in
bones helps us understand which markers are mainly due to human
biology and which are truly useful in reconstructing lifestyle
patterns of the past.
Our bones can reveal fascinating information about how we have
lived, from the food we have eaten to our levels of activity and
the infections and injuries we have suffered. Elizabeth Weiss
introduces readers to how lifestyle-in complex interaction with
biology, genes, and environment-affects health in this distinctive
tour of human osteology, past and present. Centering on health
issues that have arisen in the last fifty to sixty years rather
than thousands of years ago, Paleopathology in Perspective is
organized around particular bone traits such as growth patterns,
back pains, infections, and oral health. Each chapter explains one
category of traits and reviews data drawn from both ancient and
more contemporary populations to explore how global trait trends
have changed over time. Weiss also considers the likely causes of
these changes-for example, the growth of obesity, increased
longevity, and greater intensity of childhood sports. Taking a long
view of bones, as Weiss clearly demonstrates, provides clues not
just about how ancient humans once lived, but also how biology and
behavior, lifestyle and health, remain intrinsically linked.
Our bones can reveal fascinating information about how we have
lived, from the food we have eaten to our levels of activity and
the infections and injuries we have suffered. Elizabeth Weiss
introduces readers to how lifestyle-in complex interaction with
biology, genes, and environment-affects health in this distinctive
tour of human osteology, past and present. Centering on health
issues that have arisen in the last 50 to 60 years rather than
thousands of years ago, Paleopathology in Perspective is organized
around particular bone traits such as growth patterns, back pains,
infections, and oral health. Each chapter explains one category of
traits and reviews data drawn from both ancient and more
contemporary populations to explore how global trait trends have
changed over time. Weiss also considers the likely causes of these
changes-for example, the growth of obesity, increased longevity,
and greater intensity of childhood sports. Taking a long view of
bones, as Weiss clearly demonstrates, provides clues not just about
how ancient humans once lived, but also how biology and behavior,
lifestyle and health, remain intrinsically linked.
Achim Mohne's DI-GI-TA-LIS A Plant Scan Project is a book project
based on a performance by the media artist, in which a high-tech
process is used to scan plants; the scans of the plants are then
printed out and exhibited in the form of pigment prints. As part of
this artistic activity, chefs turn the plants into vegan dishes and
serve them to the visitors. In his art Mohne studies the function
of pictures, which he regards as a connecting link in social,
interdisciplinary, and intermedia activities. Via the aesthetic
articulation of his photo-based works, the artist refers to
ethical, ecological themes from today's environmental and climate
debates, as well as topics concerning nutrition, consumption, and
sustainability. Mohne's media projects are positioned in the field
of digital media and communications technologies. In DI-GI-TA-LIS
the performative work combine to create an interdisciplinary
discourse, which is developed by authors from the fields of
philosophy, art history, social psychology, medicine, and media
studies.
The second edition of The Human Organism: Explorations in
Biological Anthropology covers essential topics in evolution,
including evolutionary theory, basic genetics, primates,
paleontology, and human variation. Featuring updated readings, this
book uses a variety of materials ranging from Darwin's original
works to popular science writing, to make the information
interesting, timely, and relevant. The Human Organism teaches
students that evolution is pertinent to daily life and that
understanding evolutionary concepts can help them make informed
health decisions, improve their relationships, and increase their
understanding of others. Much of the material was selected
specifically to help students see the important connections between
evolution and contemporary human existence. This textbook also
stimulates critical thinking by choosing material from key players
in the field who have challenged conventional interpretations of
the evidence. It encourages them to analyze data, research, and
conclusions. The second edition engages students with activity
pages at the end of each chapter. Activities range from map
questions to well-crafted crossword puzzles. The Human Organism
features over 150 illustrations, photos, and maps. Each chapter has
a case study that highlights a controversy relevant to the topic of
study to help students grasp abstract concepts and apply them to
concrete questions. Accessible to students with little or no
previous exposure to the subject matter, The Human Organism is
well-suited to general education biological anthropology courses.
Engaging a current controversy important to archaeologists and
indigenous communities, Repatriation and Erasing the Past takes a
critical look at laws that mandate the return of human remains from
museums and laboratories to ancestral burial grounds.
Anthropologist Elizabeth Weiss and attorney James Springer offer
scientific and legal perspectives on the way repatriation laws
impact research.Weiss discusses how anthropologists draw
conclusions about past peoples through their study of skeletons and
mummies and argues that continued curation of human remains is
important. Springer reviews American Indian law and how it helped
to shape laws such as NAGPRA (the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act). He provides detailed analyses of cases
including the Kennewick Man and the Havasupai genetics lawsuits.
Together, Weiss and Springer offer a thoughtful critique of
repatriation-both the ideology and the laws that support it.
Repatriation and Erasing the Past is a helpful assessment for
scholars and students who wish to understand both sides of the
debate.
Bioarchaeology is one of the lesser-known fields of physical
anthropology and yet it is one of the most researched topics in
physical anthropology. Bioarchaeology, an ever-growing dynamic
research field, is the study of human skeletal remains from
archaeological sites to aid in reconstructing the biology and
culture of past populations. Bioarchaeology has gained in
popularity around the world and we have a renaissance of
anthropological studies coming from both Western and Eastern
Europe. North and South American anthropologists continue to make
significant contributions to the field of bioarchaeology as well.
The emphasis is on helping students understand the most current
research coming from both the New and Old World published in the
top peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, this book provides a
brief history of bioarchaeology, a review of bone biology, and
helpful introduction and summary sections at the beginning and end
of each chapter. To assist students in studying and to provide
discussion points, a list of key terms and chapter questions are
provided at the end of each chapter. Finally, there are over 40
illustrations, photos, and graphs to help students grasp key
concepts throughout the book.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, plants gained great
popularity as providers of ideas for artistic form. Collections of
designs whose didactic imagery has so far been little researched
circulated at art schools and in the applied arts. The book not
only makes a contribution to the theory and history of images of
plants, but also shows the great topicality of the vegetal in the
art of today. It examines notions of cultural renewal, which are
always connected with the rhythm of the sprouting, growing, and
blooming of plants as well as the political exploitation of flora
in the categories of the homegrown and the national. The image of
plants thus unfolds at the intersection of botany and aesthetics.
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