Star Carr: a case study in bioarchaeology (McCaleb module in anthropology)
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A Companion to Paleopathology (Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology)
A Companion to Paleopathology (Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology) A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. Presents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology, integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to understand biological and disease processes throughout human history Demonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the [...]
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Revisiting Race in a Genomic Age (Studies in Medical Anthropology) With the completion of the sequencing of the human genome in 2001, the debate over the existence of a biological basis for race has been revived. In Revisiting Race in a Genomic Age, interdisciplinary scholars join forces to examine the new social, political, and ethical [...]
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Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) Bringing together the most active researchers in late Pleistocene/Holocene Southeast Asian human osteology, this volume considers major approaches to studying human skeletal remains. Using analysis of the physical appearance of the region’s past peoples, it explores issues such as the evidence for migratory patterns [...]
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Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) Bringing together the most active researchers in late Pleistocene/Holocene Southeast Asian human osteology, this volume considers major approaches to studying human skeletal remains. Using analysis of the physical appearance of the region’s past peoples, it explores issues such as the evidence for migratory patterns [...]
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The Bioarchaeology of Children: Perspectives from Biological and Forensic Anthropology (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) This book is entirely devoted to the study of children’s skeletons from archaeological and forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical concepts of their analysis. Non-adult skeletons provide a wealth of information [...]
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Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) Human remains recovered from archaeological sites can help us interpret lifetime events such as disease, physiological stress, injury and violent death, physical activity, tooth use, diet, and demographic history of once-living populations. This is the first comprehensive synthesis of the emerging [...]
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Focused on the appreciation of anthropology, the new edition of Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to cultural anthropology. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating cultural diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text. In this edition, Understanding Ourselves chapter openers and Through the Eyes of Others boxes show how anthropology helps us understand ourselves. New Appreciating Diversity boxes focus on the various forms of human biological and cultural diversity. Appreciating Anthropology boxes are also new to the text and focus on the value and usefulness of anthropological research and approaches. Download ebook: Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Biological Anthropology: Concepts and Connections shows the relevance of anthropological concepts to today’s students and encourages critical thinking. Throughout the text and especially in its many “Connections” features, Agustin Fuentes links anthropological concepts and questions to students’ lives. One of the top scholars in the field of biological anthropology, Agustin Fuentes’ current research looks at the big questions of why humans do what they do and feel the way they feel. He is committed to an integrated, holistic anthropological approach. Fuentes wrote this text to help answer the “so what” questions and make anthropological knowledge relevant to everyday life. Download ebook: Biological Anthropology: Concepts and Connections, 2nd Edition If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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