Epidemiological research since the 1980s has highlighted the consequences of early life
adversity, particularly during gestation and early infancy, for adult health (the “Barker …

The bioarchaeological record has an abundance of scientific evidence based on skeletal
indicators of trauma to argue for a long history of internal and external group conflict …

The assignment of biological sex to archaeological human skeletons is a fundamental
requirement for the reconstruction of the human past. It is conventionally and routinely …

This article aims to provide an overview of some of the more important developments in the
bioarchaeology of childhood over the past decade. Analysis of publication trends in the …

Intersectionality, the theory named by Kimberlé Crenshaw, outlines how multiple elements of
an individual's social identity overlap to create and preserve societal inequalities and …

This article presents outcomes from a Workshop entitled “Bioarchaeology: Taking Stock and
Moving Forward,” which was held at Arizona State University (ASU) on March 6–8, 2020 …

With this paper I propose a reflection on the way interdisciplinarity is framed in reference to
the study of archaeological human remains. It is often taken for granted that …

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

Disaster victim identification (DVI) refers to the identification of multiple deceased persons
following an event that has a catastrophic effect on human lives and living conditions …

During the last few decades there has been a pronounced 'turn to the body'within sociology
and social thought. Exploring the background to and the parameters of this development …