New developments in the bioarchaeology of care : further case studies and expanded theory / Lorna Tilley, Alecia A. Schrenk, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tilley, Lorna, editor.

Schrenk, Alecia A., editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Bioarchaeology and social theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology.

Paleoanthropology.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Paleopathology.

Physical Description:

xix, 385 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Switzerland : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care' evaluates, refines and expands existing concepts and practices in the developing field of bioarchaeological research into health-related care provision in the past. 0This volume represents the work of an international, diverse, cross-disciplinary group of contributors, each bringing their own particular focus, style and expertise to analyzing past health-related care. Nineteen chapters offer content that ranges from an introduction to the basic 'bioarchaeology of care' approach, through original case studies of care provision, to new theoretical perspectives in this emerging area of scholarship. This book creates a synergy that challenges our thinking about past health-related care behaviors and about the implications of these behaviors for understanding the social environment in which they took place.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9783319399003

3319399004

OCLC:

960836355

Publisher Number:

99973861112