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Archaeology and bioarchaeology of anatomical dissection at a nineteenth-century army hospital in San Francisco / edited by P. Willey, Peter Gavette, Eric J. Bartelink, and Colleen F. Milligan ; foreword by Kenneth C. Nystrom.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past
- Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past: local, regional, and global perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human dissection--California--San Francisco--History--19th century.
- Human dissection.
- Hospitals--California--San Francisco--History--19th century.
- Hospitals.
- Soldiers--Services for--California--San Francisco--19th century.
- Soldiers.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--History--19th century--Hospitals.
- San Francisco (Calif.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University of Florida Press, 2023.
- Contents:
- Introduction, Comparable Skeletal Series, and Organization of Volume / P. Willey, Eric J. Bartelink, Peter Gavette, and Colleen F. Milligan
- Part I. Historical Context
- Historical Background of California and the San Francisco Bay Area / Lisa N. Bright
- Resurrectionists, Criminals, and the Unclaimed: History of Cadavers and the Study of Anatomy in the Nineteenth Century / Colleen F. Milligan
- The Role of US Army Surgeons and Their Contributions to the Army Medical Museum in the Post-Civil War Era (1865-1890) / Brian F. Spatola and Kristen E. Pearlstein
- A Surgeon among Surgeons: The Medical Staff at Point San Jose / Peter Gavette
- Part II. Archaeology
- Discovery, Excavation, and Context of Materials in the Point San Jose Pit / Peter Gavette and P. Willey
- What Civil War-Era Medicine Bottles Can Reveal about the Point San Jose Pit / Angela Locke Barton
- Faunal Remains: Food Waste and Animal Dissection at Point San Jose / Kasey E. Cole, Kelsie Hart, Cecily Merwin, and Alina Tichinin
- Part III. Human Osteology
- Taphonomy of Human Remains from Point San Jose Hospital, San Francisco / Mallory Peters, Jessica Curry, and Eric J. Bartelink
- Analysis of Commingled Human Remains and Element Representation from the Point San Jose Collection / Maria Cox, Valerie Sgheiza, Samuel A. Mijal, Kristen A. Broehl, Heather MacInnes, and Eric J. Bartelink
- Age, Sex, and Ancestry Estimations of the People from Point San Jose / Valerie Sgheiza and P. Willey
- Point San Jose Statures as Indications of Stress / P. Willey
- Isotopic Perspectives on Residence Patterns at Point San Jose / Eric J. Bartelink and Sarah A. Hall
- Diet Dissected: Isotopic Variation at Point San Jose / Sarah A. Hall, Julia Prince-Buitenhuys, and Eric J. Bartelink
- Paleopathology and Nonspecific Stress Indicators at Point San Jose / Colleen F. Milligan, Kristen A. Broehl, Kelsie Hart, Vanessa C. Reeves, Karin Wells, and Eric J. Bartelink
- Part IV. Conclusions
- Bodies Apart: Structural Violence and Dis/Embodiment at Point San Jose / Sarah A. Hall
- Conclusions and Future Research / Eric J. Bartelink, Peter Gavette, P. Willey, and Colleen F. Milligan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 07, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Archaeology and bioarchaeology of anatomical dissection at a nineteenth-century army hospital in San Francisco
- ISBN:
- 9781683403487
- 1683403487
- Publisher Number:
- 99993904015
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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