With one million dead and just as many forced to emigrate the Irish Famine 1845-52 is among the worst health calamities in history. Because historical records of the Victorian period in Ireland were generally written by the middle and upper classes relatively littl... Lees meer.

Integrates data from researchers in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology to explain when and why group-targeted violence occurs. By analysing skeletal remains within their broader cultural and historical contexts this volume opens up important new understandings of... Lees meer.

How bioarchaeology can illuminate the lived experiences of people in the Roman Empire Research on the Roman Empire has long focused on Rome s legendary leaders culture and conquest. But at the empire s peak tens of millions of ordinary people coexisted in its territ... Lees meer.

In this volume the authors examine the ways social inequalities and differences affected health and wellbeing in ancient Greece. Although the ancient Greek civilization is often associated with the ideals of democracy and social equality the region was characterized b... Lees meer.

Frontiers and territorial borders are places of contested power where societies collide interact and interconnect. Using bioanthropological case studies from around the world this volume explores how people in the past created maintained or changed their identities... Lees meer.

Breaks new ground regarding how to think about colonial encounters in innovative ways that pay attention to a wide range of issues from health and demography to identity formations and adaptation. Debra L. Martin coeditor of The Bioarchaeology of Violence Amply demon... Lees meer.

An excellent compilation of new methods and theories in Caribbean archaeology. . . . Not only materialize s the methodological advance in Caribbean archaeology but also signif ies the strong theoretical progression that this discipline is experiencing. --Journal of... Lees meer.

In 2010 a pit containing human skeletal elements was discovered at the site of the former Army hospital in San Francisco. Archaeologists determined that the bones were remains from anatomical dissections conducted in the 1870s. This volume uses historical archaeologic... Lees meer.

Using subadult skeletons from the Deccan Chalcolithic period of Indian prehistory along with archaeological and paleoclimate data this volume makes an important contribution to understanding the effects of ecological change on demography and childhood growth during t... Lees meer.