Body as Material Culture A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology

Name: Body as Material Culture A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology
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ISBN: 9780521521468

ISBN-10: 0521521467

ISBN-13: 9780521521468

Edition: 2005

Authors: Joanna R. Sofaer, Sue Alcock, Richard Bradley, Joanna R. Sofaer

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Description:

Through a close examination of disciplinary practice, Joanna Sofaer highlights the tensions and possibilities offered by one particular kind of archaeological body, the human skeleton. Using a range of examples, she argues for reassessment of the role of the skeletal body in archeological practice.

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/16/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of illustrations


List of tables


Preface


Acknowledgements



Bodies and boundaries



The body as an archaeological resource



The body and convention in archaeological practice



Material bodies



Sex and gender



Age


References


Index