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Uncovering identity in mortuary analysis : community-sensitive methods for identifying group affiliation in historical cemeteries / Michael P. Heilen, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Statistical Research, Inc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human remains (Archaeology)--Arizona--Tucson.
- Human remains (Archaeology).
- Demographic archaeology--Arizona--Tucson.
- Demographic archaeology.
- Ethnoarchaeology--Arizona--Tucson.
- Ethnoarchaeology.
- Cemeteries--Arizona--Tucson--History.
- Cemeteries.
- Forensic anthropology--Arizona--Tucson.
- Forensic anthropology.
- Forensic archaeology--Arizona--Tucson.
- Forensic archaeology.
- Ethnic groups--Arizona--Tucson.
- Ethnic groups.
- Tucson (Ariz.)--Antiquities.
- Tucson (Ariz.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press ; Tuscon, Ariz. : SRI Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume presents a sophisticated set of archival, forensic, and excavation methods to identify both individuals and group affiliations-cultural, religious, and organizational-in a multi-ethnic historical cemetery. Based on an extensive excavation project of more than 1,000 nineteenth-century burials in downtown Tucson, Arizona, the team of historians, archaeologists, biological anthropologists, and community researchers created an effective methodology for use at other historical-period sites. Comparisons made with other excavated cemeteries strengthens the power of this toolkit for
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Roger Anyon; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction, by Michael P. Heilen ; Chapter 2. Historic and Archaeological Overview for The Alameda-Stone Cemetery, by Michael P. Heilen, with contributions by Kristin J. Sewell; Chapter 3. Cultural Affinity, Identity, and Relatedness: Distinguishing Individuals and Cultural Groups, by Lynne Goldstein, Joseph T. Hefner, Kristin J. Sewell, and Michael P. Heilen
- Chapter 4. Life, Death, and Dying in Southeastern Arizona, 1860-1880: Historical Accounts and Bioarchaeological Evidence, by Michael P. Heilen, Joseph T. Hefner, and Mitchell A. Keur Chapter 5. Deathways and Tucson''s Living Population 1860-1880, by Kristin J. Sewell, Michael P. Heilen, and Lynne Goldstein; Chapter 6. Mortuary Synthesis, by Lynne Goldstein, Kristin J. Sewell, Michael P. Heilen, and Joseph T. Hefner; Chapter 7. The Alameda-Stone Cemetery and Mortuary Archaeology, by Lynne Goldstein
- Chapter 8. Cemeteries, Consultation, Repatriation, Reburial, and Sacred Spaces Today, by Lynne Goldstein and Roger Anyon References; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- First published 2012 by Left Coast Press, Inc.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-41623-9
- 1-315-41624-7
- 1-315-41625-5
- 1-61132-185-9
- 9781315416250
- OCLC:
- 808737996
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