Analysis of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes from soft or mineralized tissues is a direct
and widely‐used technique for modeling diets. In addition to its continued role in paleodiet …

This article reviews current archaeological research on the interactions between food and
intrasocietal diversity. Today's archaeology of food and diversity is theoretically diverse but …

Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human
history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the …

Changing patterns of human resource use and food consumption have profoundly impacted
the Earth's biosphere. Until now, no individual taxa have been suggested as distinct and …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and
why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of …

This paper presents the results of a multi-isotopic (oxygen, strontium, carbon and nitrogen
isotopes) investigation of population and dietary diversity in Roman Gloucester, focusing on …

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

For nearly 500 years, scholars have argued about the origin and antiquity of syphilis. Did
Columbus bring the disease from the New World to the Old World? Or did syphilis exist in …

The discovery of the mortal remains of King Richard III provide an opportunity to learn more
about his lifestyle, including his origins and movements and his dietary history; particularly …