The bioarchaeology of violence /

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"Human violence is an inescapable aspect of our society and culture. As the archaeological record clearly shows, this has always been true. What is its origin? What role does it play in shaping our behavior? How do ritual acts and cultural sanctions make violence acceptable? These and other que...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Martin, Debra L. (Professor of Biological Anthropology) (Editor ), Harrod, Ryan P. (Editor ), Pérez, Ventura R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2012.
Colección:Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past.
Temas:
Human remains (Archaeology)
Violence > History.
Wounds and injuries > History.
Social archaeology.
Rites and ceremonies.
War and society > History.
Prehistoric peoples.
Restes humains (Archéologie)
Violence > Histoire.
Lésions et blessures > Histoire.
Archéologie sociale.
Rites et cérémonies.
Guerre et société > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Prehistoric peoples
Rites and ceremonies
Social archaeology
Violence
War and society
Wounds and injuries
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : bioarchaeology and the study of violence / Debra L. Martin, Ryan P. Harrod, and Ventura R. Pérez
  • The politicization of the dead : violence as performance, politics as usual / Ventura R. Pérez
  • The bioarchaeology of structural violence : a theoretical model and a case study / Haagen D. Klaus
  • Deciphering violence in past societies : ethnography and the interpretation of archaeological populations / Ryan P. Harrod, Pierre Liénard, and Debra L. Martin
  • The social and cultural implications of violence at Qasr Hallabat / Robert T. Montgomery and Megan Perry
  • Community violence and everyday life : death at Arroyo Hondo / Ann M. Palkovich
  • Bioarchaeological signatures of strife in terminal Pueblo III settlements in the northern San Juan / Kristin A. Kuckelman
  • The space of war : connecting geophysical landscapes with skeletal evidence of warfare-related trauma / Heather Worne [and others]
  • Where are the warriors? : cranial trauma patterns and conflict among the ancient Maya / Vera Tiesler and Andrea Cucina
  • Violence against women : differential treatment of local and foreign females in the heartland of the Wari empire, Peru / Tiffany A. Tung
  • Meaning and the bioarchaeology of captivity, sacrifice, and cannibalism : a case study from the Mississippian period at Larson, Illinois / Mallorie A. Hatch
  • Performances of imposed status : captivity at Cahokia / Kathryn M. Koziol
  • Biological distance analysis in contexts of ritual violence / William N. Duncan
  • Conclusion : implications and future directions / Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin, and Ventura R. Pérez.

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