The Body as Material Culture: A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology

by Joanna R. Sofaer

Book Overview

Bodies intrigue us. They promise windows into the past that other archaeological finds cannot by bringing us literally face to face with history. Yet 'the body' is also highly contested. Archaeological bodies are studied through two contrasting perspectives that sit on different sides of a disciplinary divide. On one hand lie science-based osteoarchaeological approaches. On the other lie understandings derived from recent developments in social theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521467
• ISBN13: 9780521521468
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"