This book presents innovative methodologies for the analysis of commingled human remains. It demonstrates how to incorporate theory into analyses and features case studies from pre-state to historic periods, as well as from both the New and Old World.

Commingled and Disarticulated Human Remains:Working Toward Improved Theory, Method, and Data brings together research that provides innovative methodologies for the analysis of commingled human remains. It has temporal and spatial breadth, with case studies coming from pre-state to historic periods, as well as from both the New and Old World. Highlights of this volume include:
standardizes methods and presents best practices in the field using a case study approach
demonstrates how data gathered from commingled human remains can be incorporated into the overall interpretation of a site
explores best way to formulate population size, using commingled remains

Field archaeologists, bioarchaeologists, academic anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, zoo archaeologists, and students of anthropology and archaeology will find this to be an invaluable resource.

Unifies a set of standards for how to deal with commingled remains Demonstrates how to incorporate theory into analyses involving human remains Standardizes methods and presents best practices in the field with case studies Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Anna Osterholtz is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her bioarchaeological research interests include the health consequences of trade, migration and interaction and the social role of violence. She has worked extensively with commingled and fragmentary collections from around the world.

Kathryn Baustian is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her research interests include bioarchaeological investigations focused on ancient social organization and the biological effects of culture change. She is also interested in forensic anthropology and the interpretation of violence in ancient and modern settings.

Debra L. Martin is Lincy Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her interests include bioarchaeological approaches to understanding social processes that produce and reproduce poor health and violence within culturally defined and marginalized subgroups.

Klappentext

Commingled and Disarticulated Human Remains: Working Toward Improved Theory, Method, and Data brings together research that provides innovative methodologies for the analysis of commingled human remains. It has temporal and spatial breadth, with case studies coming from pre-state to historic periods, as well as from both the New and Old World. Highlights of this volume include standardized methods and the presentation of best practices in the field. Using a case study approach, the volume demonstrates how data gathered from commingled human remains can be incorporated into the overall interpretation of a site and explores the best ways to formulate the demographic makeup of commingled assemblages.

Field archaeologists, bioarchaeologists, academic anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, zooarchaeologists, and students of anthropology and archaeology will find this to be an invaluable resource.

Inhalt
Chapter 1- IntroductionChapter 2- Making Sense of Social Behavior from Disturbed and Commingled Skeletons: A Case Study from Çatalhöyük, TurkeyChapter 3- Commingled Human Skeletal Assemblages: Integrative Techniques in Determination of the MNI/MNEChapter 4- Bioarchaeological Spatial Analysis of the Walker-Noe Crematory (15GD56)Chapter 5- Into the Kettle: The Analysis of Commingled Remains from Southern OntarioChapter 6- Crow Creek Bone Bed Commingling: The Relationship between Bone Mineral Density and Minimum Number of Individuals and Its Effect on Paleodemographic AnalysesChapter 7- Extreme Processing at Mancos and Sacred Ridge: The Value of Comparative Studies Chapter 8- Disarticulated and Disturbed, Processed and Eaten? Cautionary Notes from the La Plata Assemblage (AD 1000-1150)Chapter 9- Partible, Permeable, and Relational Bodies in a Maya Mass GraveChapter 10- Unmingling Commingled Museum Collections: A Photographic MethodChapter 11- Primary and secondary burials with commingled remains from archaeological contexts in Cyprus, Greece, and TurkeyChapter 12- Commingled Bone Assemblages: Insights from Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy of a Bonebed at Karain B Cave, SW TurkeyChapter 13- Normal Goat or Diseased Human? Disciplinary Boundaries and Methodological Traps in the Analysis of Fragmentary Remains at Franchthi Cave, GreeceChapter 14-Taking Analyses of Commingled Remains into the Future: Challenges and Prospects