Studies in Forensic Biohistory (eBook, ePUB)

Anthropological Perspectives
Redaktion: Stojanowski, Christopher M.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The lives of kings, poets, authors, criminals and celebrities are a perpetual fascination in the media and popular culture, and for decades anthropologists and other scientists have participated in 'post-mortem dissections' of the lives of historical figures. In this field of biohistory, researchers have identified and analyzed these figures' bodies using technologies such as DNA fingerprinting, biochemical assays, and skeletal biology. This book brings together biohistorical case studies for the first time, and considers the role of the anthropologist in the writing of historical narratives surrounding the deceased. Contributors theorize biohistory with respect to the sociology of the body, examining the ethical implications of biohistorical work and the diversity of social theoretical perspectives that researchers' work may relate to. The volume defines scales of biohistorical engagement, providing readers with a critical sense of scale and the different paths to 'historical notoriety' that can emerge with respect to human remains.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316942062
• Artikelnr.: 47667308

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Defining an anthropological
biohistorical research agenda: the history, scale, and scope of an emerging
discipline Christopher M. Stojanowski and William N. Duncan; 2. Autopsy of
past leaders: what remains tell us about them? Philippe Charlier; 3. Game
of thrones: Richard III and the creation of cultural heritage Richard Toon
and Laurie Stone; 4. The search for Don Francisco de Paula Marin: servant,
friend, and advisor to King Kamehameha I, Kingdom of Hawaii Michael
Pietrusewsky, Michele Toomay Douglas, Rona M. Ikehara-Quebral and Conrad
Mac Goodwin; 5. Unearthing Robert Kennicott: naturalist, explorer,
Smithsonian scientist Karin S. Bruwelheide, Sandra S. Schlachtmeyer,
Douglas W. Owsley, Vicki E. Simon, Arthur C. Aufderheide, Larry W. Cartmell
and Stephan J. Swanson; 6. The influence of the law on the post-mortem
narratives of unknown human remains Ryan M. Seidemann; 7. The biohistory of
prehistory: mummies and the forensic creation of identity Kenneth C.
Nystrom; 8. Talking heads and other specters of the Mountain Meadows
Massacre Shannon A. Novak; 9. Facial reconstruction of famous historical
figures - between science and art Laura Buti, Giorgio Gruppioni and Stefano
Benazzi; 10. The probabilistic basis for identifying individuals in
biohistorical research Lyle W. Konigsberg and Lee Meadows Jantz; 11. Known
unknowns: forensic science, the nation-state, and the iconic dead Sarah
Wagner and Adam Rosenblatt; 12. The biohistory of atrocity and the social
life of human remains Claire Moon; 13. Ethical issues in biohistory: NO
easy answers! Jane E. Buikstra; 14. Theoretical facets of biohistorical
research William N. Duncan and Christopher M. Stojanowski; Index.