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1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Foreword: Theory in bioarchaeology matters -- 1. Theory in bioarchaeology: An introduction -- History of bioarchaeology -- The development and adoption of theory in bioarchaeology -- About the book -- Note -- References -- 2. Embodying bioarchaeology: Theory and practice -- Embodiment: Interdisciplinary origins and bioarchaeological applications -- Future directions -- Box 2.1 EMBODYING INTIMACY: CRANIAL VAULT MODIFICATION AS CHILD REARING PRACTICE -- References |
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3. Gender in bioarchaeology -- Background -- Intersectionality -- Social constructivist approaches to gender, gender performativity, and the new materialism -- Queer theory -- Box 3.1 MERCURY IN THE MIDST OF MARS AND VENUS: RECONSTRUCTING GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IN THE CONTEXT OF MERCURY TREATME -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- 4. Bioarchaeological applications of intersectionality -- Applications of intersectionality -- Anthropology and intersectionality |
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Box 4.1 THE INTERSECTIONS OF SEX, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AGE AT DEATH, AND SKELETAL INDICATORS OF FRAILTY IN 18THAND 19THCENTURY -- Future applications of intersectionality in bioarchaeology -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5. Life course approaches and life history theory: Synergistic perspectives for bioarchaeology -- Life course approaches and life history theory: Distinct origins and applications -- Anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches -- Future directions -- Box 5.1 TOWARDS A CONTEXTUALIZED LIFE COURSE-LIFE HISTORY APPROACH -- Conclusions -- Note -- References |
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6. Reconstructing immune competence in skeletal samples: A theoretical and methodological approach -- Rationale for a new index: Skeletal inflammatory index (SINDEX) -- Inflammation, hyper-inflammation, and systemic inflammation -- Search for osteological markers to reconstruct skeletal inflammatory phenotypes -- Cross talk between immune and bone systems: Why osteoimmunology can inform bioarchaeology -- Multidisciplinary methodological approach to reconstruct inflammatory phenotypes in skeletal samples -- Box 6.1 HOW CAN OSTEOIMMUNOLOGY INFORM BIOARCHAEOLOGY? -- SINDEX and syndemics |
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Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7. Niche construction theory in bioarchaeology -- Fundamental niche construction concepts from biology -- Modeling and conceptualizing human niche construction for bioarchaeology -- Box 7.1 NICHE CONSTRUCTION IN BIOARCHAEOLOGY: LATE HOLOCENE HUNTER-GATHERERS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA -- Benefits of NCT to the future of bioarchaeological research -- Notes -- References -- 8. Live through this: Developing a sustainable pathway for resilience theory in bioarchaeological research -- Archaeological approaches to resilience |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Bioarchaeological approaches: Resilience |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheverko, Colleen M
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Prince-Buitenhuys, Julia R
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| ISBN |
9780429552946 |
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0429552947 |
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