{"product_id":"bioarchaeology-of-the-southwest-volume-1-9781683405122","title":"Bioarchaeology of the Southwest: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wide-ranging synthesis of research illuminating the lives of ancient people who lived in the deserts, mountains, and river valleys of the North American Southwest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two volumes of \u003cem\u003eBioarchaeology of the Southwest \u003c\/em\u003ebring together more than 100 years of research into the lives of the ancient people of the Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico. Featuring contributions from specialists working in academic, museum, and cultural resource management settings, these books make available knowledge from a variety of unpublished sources that have been difficult to access until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume 1 chapters range from Colorado to central New Mexico and the Lower Pecos region of Texas, addressing the bioarchaeology of the Archaic hunters and foragers, the Basketmaker II people, and communities of the Mesa Verde region, Chaco Canyon, the Middle San Juan or Totah region, the Northern Rio Grande, and the Middle Rio Grande. Chapters discuss topics such as morphology and stature, biodistance, paleopathology, dental health, evidence of injuries and violence, and mortuary practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith chapters representing hundreds of ancient communities dating from the Archaic to the early Historic period, \u003cem\u003eBioarchaeology of the Southwest\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates the range of topics that can be addressed through the contextualized study of human remains, the insights this field offers into the everyday experiences of people in the past, and the challenges and promise of collaborative approaches to this research. Together, these volumes constitute an unparalleled resource for understanding the history of bioarchaeology and critical issues impacting the future of the discipline in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e Anna Osterholtz Rachael Byrd Genevieve Woodhead Ann L. W. Stodder Kristin A. Kuckelman Dawn M. Mulhern Robin M. Cordero Lexi O'Donnell Cherie K. Walth Catrina Banks Whitley Charles Hilton Nancy J. Akins Ann M. Palkovich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStodder, Ann L. W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAnn L. W. Stodder\u003c\/b\u003e is adjunct associate professor of archaeology at the University of New Mexico and the former director of the Osteology Laboratory at the Museum of New Mexico. She is coeditor of \u003cem\u003eThe Bioarchaeology of Individuals\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulhern, Dawn M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dawn M. Mulhern is professor of anthropology at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.","brand":"University of Florida Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51415108649234,"sku":"9781683405122","price":108.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b33a0ad-df6f-4e9c-b0fc-b08cf2e6a050.jpg?v=1751129067","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bioarchaeology-of-the-southwest-volume-1-9781683405122","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}