Published: 2023-11-16
Introduction
Editorial: Ethical Guidelines and Policies of Bioarchaeology International
AbstractAn editorial by Co-Editors-In-Chief, Siân Halcrow and Gwen Robbins Schug, and Founding Co-Editors-In-Chief, Sabrina Agarwal and Brenda Baker
Research Articles
Resilience and Climate Instability at the Beginning of the Middle Horizon (550–800 A.D.)
An Analysis of Violent Trauma in Huaca 20 (Peruvian Central Coast)
328–350
AbstractThis article presents a study of the relationship between violence and climate stress in the Lima culture, a pre-Hispanic society of the...
Gender across Generations
Childhood Food Practices as Socialization Processes in Ancient China
Abstract
Food is a biological imperative as well as a core material that humans use in socializing ourselves, and the things we choose to consume are...
Heavenly Meals and Humble Hearts
Foodways in a Jesuit Context in Spanish Colonial New Granada and Early Republican Colombia
351–370
AbstractThis research explores how bone isotopic data (δ13C, δ15N), in combination with analyses of dental pathology, dental calculus,...
Exploring Intersectional Identities and Geographic Origins in Ancient Nubia at Tombos, Sudan
1–14
AbstractAs part of an intersectional investigation of changes in identity and lifeways during sociopolitical changes in the ancient Nile Valley,...
An Investigation of Identity and Ontology at Salango, Ecuador (BCE 100-300 CE)
Combining Paleopathological, Mortuary, and Stable Isotopic Analyses
Abstract
Bioarchaeologists have increasingly investigated social identities of past peoples, engaging with theory from a variety of sources, including...
Beyond “Non-Local”
Biogeochemical and Morphological Approaches to Examining Diverse Migrant Experiences in Epiclassic Central Mexico
Abstract
While biogeochemical analyses of residential history have revolutionized the study of paleomobility, the monolithic categories of “local” and...
Commentaries
Reconciling Identity Narratives
Creating Collaborative Space with Isotopic Baselines
351–367
AbstractIsotopic methods have provided breakthrough insights into bioarchaeological identity studies, yet merit more critical theoretical perspectives....
"How to Do a Good Job of Body Snatching"
Historicizing Radiogenic and Stable Isotopic Studies
Abstract
To situate the contributions in this special issue, I historicize the isotopic study of ancient bodies. I begin with radiocarbon (14C) dating as...
Back(bone) to the Future: Bioarchaeology of Climate Change
Desert Dust and City Smoke
Investigating the Impact of Urbanization and Aridification on the Prevalence of Pulmonary/ Pleural Inflammation in the Middle Nile Valley (2500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.)
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of urbanization and aridification on prevalence rates of lower respiratory tract disease in archaeological...