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Osteobiographies
The Discovery, Interpretation and Repatriation of Human Remains
Offers revolutionary research and case studies to track human evolution and species growth through skeletal remains
Susan Pfeiffer (Author)
9780128238806, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 18 November 2021
228 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.79 kg
Osteobiographies: The Discovery, Interpretation and Repatriation of Human Remains contextualizes repatriation, or the transfer of authority for human skeletal remains from the perspective of bioarchaelogists and evolutionary biologists. It approaches repatriation from a global perspective, touching upon the most well-known Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) legislation of the United States, while also covering Canada and African countries. The book focuses on the stories behind human skeletons, analyzing their biological factors to determine evolution patterns. Sections present an overview of anatomy, genomics, and stable isotopes from dietary and environmental factors, and how to identify these in skeletal remains. The book then goes on to discuss European-origin, North American, and African paleopathology, ancient DNA links, and cultural issues and implications around repatriation. It concludes with case studies to show how information from archaeologically derived skeletons is vital to understanding human evolution and provide respectful histories behind the remains.
1. Bioarchaeology and Osteobiography
2. Bones and Teeth: Anatomy, Genomics, and Stable Isotopes
3. European-Origin and Recent Remain Burial Models
4. Discovery and Excavation
5. Observation and Disposition
6. North American Indigenous Community Burial Models
7. Overview: Biological and Anthropological Background
8. Bone Pathology and Early Ancient DNA Studies of Tuberculosis in North America, Pre-European Settlement
9. Repatriation of Canadian First Nation Remains and Collaborative Research
10. African Indigenous Burials
11. Case Study on the People of Lake Turkana, Kenya (5,000 Years)
12. South African Coastal Foragers: Linking Osteobiography to History, Ethnography, Bioarchaeology, and Genomics
13. Skeletal Evidence of Interpersonal Violence, Population Growth, and Climate Change
14. International Repatriation: Reclaiming "Race Science" Skeletal Exports from Europe to Africa
15. Conclusion: Biological and Archaeological Importance
Subject Areas: Animal breeding [TVHB], Animal husbandry [TVH], Zoology & animal sciences [PSV], Life sciences: general issues [PSA]
