Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology

Herausgeber: Cheverko, Colleen M.; Hubbe, Mark; Prince-Buitenhuys, Julia R.

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Produktbeschreibung

Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology emphasizes how several different theoretical perspectives can be used to reconstruct the biocultural experiences of humans in the past.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 154mm x 233mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 392g
• ISBN-13: 9780367205737
• ISBN-10: 0367205734
• Artikelnr.: 60013386

Autorenporträt

Colleen M Cheverko earned her PhD in Anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2018 and was a University of California Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Merced from 2018-2020. She is currently the Anatomical Sciences Lab Supervisor and Faculty at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Monroe, Louisiana. Her research interests include bioarchaeology, life history theory, and methodological and theoretical development. Julia R Prince-Buitenhuys is an archaeologist and environmental scientist at the California Department of Water Resources. She received her MAs in Anthropology from California State University, Chico and the University of Notre Dame. Her research interests include stable isotope ecology, methodological development, and the application of theory to osteological research. Mark Hubbe is a Professor at the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University. His research covers diverse topics in biological anthropology, including the early human occupation of South America and the origin of social inequality among prehistoric societies from the South Central Andes.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword; Chapter 1 - Theory in Bioarchaeology: An Introduction; Chapter 2
- Embodying Bioarchaeology: Theory and Practice; Chapter 3 - Gender;
Chapter 4 - Bioarchaeological Applications of Intersectionality; Chapter 5
- Life Course Approaches and Life History Theory: Synergistic Perspectives
for Bioarchaeology; Chapter 6 - Reconstructing Immune Competence in
Skeletal Samples: A Theoretical and Methodological Approach; Chapter 7 -
Niche Construction Theory in Bioarchaeology; Chapter 8 - Live Through This:
Developing a Sustainable Pathway for Resilience Theory in Bioarchaeological
Research; Chapter 9 - Structural Violence and Political Economy:
Epistemological Considerations for Bioarchaeology; Chapter 10 - Making
Silenced Voices Speak: Restoring Neglected and Ignored Identities in
Anatomical Collections; Chapter 11 - Theoretical Approaches to
Bioarchaeology: The View from Across the Pond; Chapter 12 - Towards a
Bioarchaeology beyond Nature and Culture: Potentials and Possibilities in
Contemporary Theoretical Bioarchaeology