List of Tables and Figures

Notes on Contributors

Series Editors' Preface

1. Building a Social Bioarchaeology

Part I: Materials and Meaning: The Nature of Skeletal
Samples

Part II: Social Identity: Bioarchaeology of Sex, Gender,
Ethnicity, and Disability

Part III: Growth and Aging: The Life Course of Health
and Disease

Index

"Furthermore, despite the technical nature of many
of the contributions, the overall concepts are generally presented
in an organized and clear format that would not at all preclude
their use in advanced undergraduate seminars."
(American Journal Physical Anthropology, 14 March 2014)
"In the first instance the book is dedicated to scientists and
students of Archaeology, biological Anthropology, and
Palaeopathology as well as to other scientists interested in social
and biological variations of man by permanent changes of the
environment." (HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 2011)

"Social Bioarchaeology makes an excellent reference for
this subfield, and stresses the importance of a multi-disciplinary
approach at a time perhaps when anthropology needs it most."
(Social Bioarchaeology, 12 April 2011)

"Social Bioarchaeology puts the spotlight on the powerful
and interesting story that human remains from archaeological
settings tell about the human experience."

--Clark Spencer Larsen, The Ohio State University

"Decidedly embracing the concept of "holism" within
anthropology, the contributors to this book dive deep into the
human past and the intricacies of the human condition."

--Anne Grauer, Loyola University of Chicago

Sabrina C. Agarwal is an Assistant Professor at the University of California at Berkley and Faculty Affiliate of the Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley. She is co-editor of the volume Bone Loss and Osteoporosis: An Anthropological Perspective (2003).

Bonnie Glencross is Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, at Wilfrid Laurier University, and held a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California from 2006-2008.

S. C. Agarwal, University of California, Berkeley, USA; B. A. Glencross, Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada