Bioarchaeology is the contextual analysis of biological remains from past societies. It is a
young and growing discipline born during the latter half of the twentieth century from its roots …

In this paper we examine the recent popularity of notions of fragmentation and enchainment
in archaeology and aim to further the debate of these important approaches. Although we …

Gender archaeology has made significant strides toward deconstructing the hegemony of
binary categorizations. Challenging dichotomies such as man/woman, sex/gender, and …

Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities.
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relationship between the body …

Dedicating objects to the divine was a central component of both Greek and Roman religion.
Some of the most conspicuous offerings were shaped like parts of the internal or external …

Identities and social relations are fundamental elements of societies. To approach these
topics from a new and different angle, this study takes the human body as the focal point of …

" Breaks new ground regarding how to think about colonial encounters in innovative ways
that pay attention to a wide range of issues from health and demography to identity …

In this article, the authors examine radiocarbon, histo-taphonomic, and contextual evidence
for the deliberate curation, manipulation, and redeposition of human bone in British Bronze …

Burial rites of archaeological populations are frequently interpreted based on cremated
remains of the human body and the urn they were deposited in. In comparison to …

This chapter aims to consider the relevance of gender within studies of death as a concrete,
rather than an abstract, challenge. This means considering not just whether dead bodies …