Mesoamerican Bioarchaeology

Past and Future

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6033686
AutoresMichael W Spence (0000-0003-2180-6436, Western University, autor correspondente), Christine D White (Western University)
Ano2009
Volume20
Fascículo2
Páginas233-240
Data de publicação2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAncient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0956536109990083
OpenAlexW2137613431
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19

Despite a long history of contributions by physical anthropologists to our understanding of the Mesoamerican past, it has only been over the past few decades that a closer relationship has developed between bioarchaeology and archaeology in the region. The next step should be the integration of bioarchaeologists in the planning as well as the execution of projects. In this review of the present status of bioarchaeology in Mesoamerica we examine its contributions to several broad topics, emphasizing its growing theoretical component and the development of new methods like isotopic analysis, and suggest some lines of inquiry for future investigations

Archaeology · Bioarchaeology · Geography · Mesoamerica · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases