Osteoporosis is a complex and heterogeneous disorder, of multi-factor aetiology. It is the
most frequent metabolic bone disorder, affecting an increasing number of post-menopausal …

As a discipline that bridges the biological and social sciences, bioarchaeology has much to
contribute to a contextualized and theoretically sophisticated understanding of social …

Over the past half century, the biocultural approach has emerged as an integrative
intellectual force in biological anthropology (Goodman and Leatherman 1998; Goodman et …

This book, no 19 in the CBA Practical Handbook series, provides the very latest guidance on
all aspects of the recovery, handling and study of human remains. It begins by asking why …

Injuries classified as parry fractures, normally the result of a direct blow when the forearm is
raised to shield the face, are significant in bioarcheological interpretations because the parry …

Analytically sophisticated paleoepidemiology is a relatively new development in the
characterization of past life experiences. It is based on sound paleopathological …

As a successful technique for identifying residential mobility in other areas, this study
investigates the feasibility of using 87Sr/86Sr analysis to track the movements of the ancient …

Interpersonal aggression is assessed paleoepidemiologically in a large skeletal population
from the CA‐ALA‐329 site located on the southeastern side of San Francisco Bay …

Day-to-day activities are important in the development of social identities, the establishment
of social standing, and the communal understanding of societal rules. This perspective is …

Skeletal injury involves deformation, dislocation, wounding, crushing or fracture of living
bones and/or joints under unfavorable loading or environmental conditions. Evidence of …