Archaeological human remains : global perspectives
Barra O'Donnabhain (Editor, Author), María Cecilia Lozada (Editor, Author)
This volume addresses the directions that studies of archaeological human remains have taken in a number of different countries, where attitudes range from widespread support to prohibition. Overlooked in many previous publications, this diversity in attitudes is examined through a variety of lenses, including academic origins, national identities, supporting institutions, archaeological context, and globalization. The volume situates this diversity of attitudes by examining past and current tendencies in studies of archaeologically-retrieved human remains across a range of geopolitical settings. In a context where methodological approaches have been increasingly standardized in recent decades, the volume poses the question if this standardization has led to a convergence in approaches to archaeological human remains or if significant differences remain between practitioners in different countries. The volume also explores the future trajectories of the study of skeletal remains in the different jurisdictions under scrutiny
1 online resource (x, 252 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
9783319063706, 3319063707
881615472
Chapter 1: To Be or Not To Be: Global Approaches to Ancient Human Remains, Barra O’Donnabhain and María C. Lozada.- Chapter 2: Bioarchaeological Research in Argentina: Past, Present and…Future? María A. Bordach, Osvaldo J. Mendonça, Mario A. Arrieta and Lila Bernardi.- Chapter 3: Becoming Bioarchaeology? Traditions of Physical Anthropology and Archaeology in Armenia, Maureen E. Marshall.- Chapter 4: Local Trajectories? A View from Down-Under, Judith Littleton.- Chapter 5: Bioarchaeology in Brazil, Sheila M.F. Mendonça de Souza.- Chapter 6: The Biology of Early British Populations, Don Brothwell.- Chapter 7: Bioarchaeology in Canada: Origins and Contemporary Issues, Jerome S. Cybulski and M. Anne Katzenberg.- Chapter 8: The Status of Approaches to Archaeological Human Remains in Greece, Αnna Lagia, Anastasia Papathanasiou and Sevi Triantaphyllou.- Chapter 9: Themes in Icelandic Bioarchaeological Research, Hildur Gestsdóttir.- Chapter 10: Human Skeletal Studies in India: A Review, Veena Mushrif-Tripathy.- Chapter 11: The Development of the Contextual Analysis of Human Remains in Ireland, Barra O’Donnabhain and Eileen Murphy.- Chapter 12: Past, Present and Future Perspectives in Maya Bioarchaeology: A View from Yucatan, Mexico, Vera Tiesler and Andrea Cucina.- Chapter 13: The Emergence of Bioarchaeology in Peru: Origins and Modern Approaches, María Cecilia Lozada.- Chapter 14: Controversies about the Study of Human Remains in Post-apartheid South Africa, Alan G. Morris.- Chapter 15: The History of Physical Anthropology in Turkey, Handan Üstündağ and G. Bike Yazıcıoğlu.- Chapter 16: Bioarchaeology as a Process: An Examination of Bioarchaeological Tribes in the USA, Gordon F.M. Rakita.- Chapter 17: Archaeology, Bioethics and Policies Regarding the Treatment of Ancient Human Remains in Venezuela, Franz Scaramelli and KayScaramelli.