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
Headless Burials from Pachacamac, Peru
A Taphonomic Approach to Reconstructing Mortuary Ritual
Abstract
A paleoradiographic survey of funerary bundles (fardos) from a Late Intermediate Period (1000 A.D.–1472 A.D.) cemetery in Sector 3 of the site...
Exploring Intersectional Identities and Geographic Origins in Ancient Nubia at Tombos, Sudan
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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...
Health-Related Caretaking in an Institutionalized Setting
Applying the Index of Care to Burial 1 from the Mid-Nineteenth- to Early Twentieth-Century Mississippi State Asylum, Jackson, MS
Abstract
Health-related caretaking was provided to individuals institutionalized in the Mississippi State Asylum (MSA), Jackson, MS (AD 1855–1935)....
Commentaries
"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...