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As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a
multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives
to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve
this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology,
archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Contributors draw on
research in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary sites in
Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America to explore the
biological and cultural phenomenon of the fetus, raising
methodological and theoretical concerns with the ultimate goal of
developing a holistic anthropology of the fetus.
As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a
multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives
to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve
this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology,
archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Contributors draw on
research in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary sites in
Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America to explore the
biological and cultural phenomenon of the fetus, raising
methodological and theoretical concerns with the ultimate goal of
developing a holistic anthropology of the fetus.
Abnormal burial practices have long been a source of fascination
and debate within the fields of mortuary archaeology and
bioarchaeology. The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange investigates
an unparalleled geographic and temporal range of burials that
differ from the usual customs of their broader societies,
emphasizing the importance of a holistic, context-driven approach
to these intriguing cases. From an Andean burial dating to 3500 BC
to mummified bodies interred in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo,
Sicily, during the twentieth century, the studies in this volume
cross the globe and span millennia. The unusual cases explored here
include Native American cemeteries in Illinois, "vampire" burials
in medieval Poland, and a mass grave of decapitated soldiers in
ancient China. Moving away from the simplistic assumption that
these burials represent people who were considered deviant in
society, contributors demonstrate the importance of an integrated
biocultural approach in determining why an individual was buried in
an unusual way. Drawing on historical, sociocultural,
archaeological, and biological data, this volume critically
evaluates the binary of "typical" versus "atypical" burials. It
expands our understanding of the continuum of variation within
mortuary practices, helping researchers better interpret burial
evidence to learn about the people and cultures of the past.
A timely update on the state of bioarchaeological research,
offering contributions to the archaeology, prehistory, and history
of the southeastern United States. Building on the 1991 publication
What Mean These Bones? Studies in Southeastern Bioarchaeology, this
new edited collection from Shannon Chappell Hodge and Kristrina A.
Shuler marks steady advances over the past three decades in the
theory, methodology, and purpose of bioarchaeology in the
southeastern United States and across the discipline. With a
geographic scope that ranges from Louisiana to South Carolina and a
temporal span from early prehistory through the nineteenth century,
the coverage aims to be holistic. Bioarchaeology of the American
Southeast: Approaches to Bridging Health and Identity in the Past
is organized into two main parts. The first, "Context and Culture
History in Bioarchaeology," focuses on the fundamentals of
archaeology-figuring out who lived at an archaeological site, when
they lived there, what they did, and how they lived their lives.
This builds the framework that allows archaeologists to answer
deeper questions, such as the ones addressed in the second part,
"Social Identities in Bioarchaeology." Here contributors explore
questions of identity, ethnicity, gender and the status of women,
social status, class, power and exploitation, migration, and
conflict. These chapters implement and contribute to
anthropological theory and showcase improved methods, such as
innovative statistical analyses, and incorporate newer technology,
including a DNA and geographic information system applications.
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