A synthetic treatment of the study of human remains from archaeological contexts for current and future generations of bioarchaeologists.

Bioarchaeology covers the history and general theory of the field plus the recovery and laboratory treatment of human remains. Bioarchaeology is the study of hu

Bioarchaeology is the analysis of human remains within an interpretative framework that includes contextual information. This comprehensive and much-needed manu

Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the glob

Bioarchaeologists who study human remains in ancient, historic and contemporary settings are securely anchored within anthropology as anthropologists, yet they