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- Bones of the Maya: Studies of Ancient Skeletons
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
summary
Brings together for the first time a broad spectrum of bioarchaeologists and reveals remarkable data on Maya genetic relationship, demographic, and diseases
New techniques in osteology have yielded findings on Maya diet and health that challenge the ecological model of collapse. This benchmark collection of essays defined the state of Mayan skeletal studies. Its coverage spans the formative through colonial periods, with a geographic focus on the Maya lowlands of northern Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Bringing together for the first time a broad spectrum of bioarchaeologists and revealing remarkable data on Maya genetic relationship, demographic, and diseases, the collection covers divers topics such as osteological, dental, bone chemistry, and DNA analyses. The diet and health status of Maya populations is a major theme, especially in relation to social status, gender, and the historical problem of the "collapse."
New techniques in osteology have yielded findings on Maya diet and health that challenge the ecological model of collapse. This benchmark collection of essays defined the state of Mayan skeletal studies. Its coverage spans the formative through colonial periods, with a geographic focus on the Maya lowlands of northern Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Bringing together for the first time a broad spectrum of bioarchaeologists and revealing remarkable data on Maya genetic relationship, demographic, and diseases, the collection covers divers topics such as osteological, dental, bone chemistry, and DNA analyses. The diet and health status of Maya populations is a major theme, especially in relation to social status, gender, and the historical problem of the "collapse."
Table of Contents
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- Contributors
- pp. vii-viii
- Preface to the New Edition
- pp. xiii-xvi
- 1 Studying Maya Burials
- pp. 3-12
- 15 Regional Diversity in Classic Maya Diets
- pp. 196-207
- PART 5 Conclusion
- p. 219
- 17 Studying Maya Bioarchaeology
- pp. 221-228
- References Cited
- pp. 261-285
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817383831
Related ISBN(s)
9780817315283, 9780817353766
MARC Record
OCLC
680620770
Pages
306
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006