Bones of Complexity: Bioarchaeological Case Studies of Social Organization and Skeletal Biology

Drawing upon wide-ranging studies of prehistoric human remains from Europe, northern Africa, Asia, and the Americas, this groundbreaking volume unites physical anthropologists, archaeologists, and economists to explore how social structure can be reflected in the human skeleton. Contributors identify many ways in which social, political, and economic inequality have affected health, disease, metabolic insufficiency, growth, and diet. The volume makes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813062233
• ISBN13: 9780813062235
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"