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          Bones of the Maya

          Bones of the Maya

          Studies of Ancient Skeletons

          Edited by Stephen L. Whittington and David M. Reed

          Contributions by Lori E. Wright, John P. Gerry, Keith P. Jacobi, David M. Reed, Marie Elaine Danforth, Rebecca Storey, David L. Webster, Carl Armstrong, Diane Z. Chase, Mark N. Cohen, Della Collins Cook, Andres del Angel, Robert E. Ferrell, Stephen L. Whittington, Karen D. Gettelman, Lorena M. Havill, Harold W. Krueger, Nora M. Olivares, Lourdes Marquez, Virginia K. Massey, D. Andrew Merriwether, Kathleen O'Conner, Oswaldo Chincilla Mazariegos, Frank P. Saul, Julie Mather Saul, D. Gentry Steele, Diane M. Warren, Christine D. White and Jane E. Buikstra

          306 Pages, 7.00 x 10.00 x 1.10 in, 138 illus.

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          • 9780817353766
          • Published: August 2006

          $34.95

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          • 9780817383831
          • Published: November 2009

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          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." 
          Contributors Preface Preface to the New Edition Introduction Studying Maya Burials Webster David Osteological Studies Southern Lowland Maya Archaeology and Human Skeletal Remains: Interpretations from Caracol (Belize), Santa Rita Corozal (Belize), and Tayasal (Guatemala) Chase Diane Z. The Preclassic Skeletons from Cuello Saul Julie Mather Saul Frank P. Height among Prehispanic Maya of the Yucatán Peninsula: A Reconsideration Márquez Lourdes Ángel Andrés del A Maya Skull Pit from the Terminal Classic Period, Colha, Belize Massey Virginia K. Steele D. Gentry Archaeology and Osteology of the Tipu Site Cohen Mark N. O'Connor Kathleen Danforth Marie Elaine Jacobi Keith P. Armstrong Carl Dental Studies Late Postclassic Tooth Filing at Chau Hiix and Tipu, Belize Havill Lorena M. Warren Diane M. Jacobi Keith P. Gettelman Karen D. Cook Della Collins Pyburn K. Anne Cultural Odontology: Dental Alterations from Petén, Guatemala Olivares Nora M. López Individual Frailty, Children of Privilege, and Stress in Late Classic Copán Storey Rebecca Late Classic Maya Health Patterns: Evidence from Enamel Microdefects Danforth Marie Elaine Dental Genetic Structuring of a Colonial Maya Cemetery, Tipu, Belize Jacobi Keith P. Stable Isotope and DNA Studies Commoner Diet at Copán: Insights from Stable Isotopes and Porotic Hyperostosis Whittington Stephen L. Reed David M. Ancient Diet at Lamanai and Pacbitun: Implications for the Ecological Model of Collapse White Christine D. Ecology or Society? Paleodiet and the Collapse of the Pasión Maya Lowlands Wright Lori E. Regional Diversity in Classic Maya Diets Gerry John P. Krueger Harold W. Ancient and Contemporary Mitochondrial DNA Variation in the Maya Merriwether D. Andrew Reed David M. Ferrell Robert E. Conclusion Studying Maya Bioarchaeology Buikstra Jane E. Appendix. An Indexed Bibliography of Prehistoric and Early Historic Maya Human Osteology: 1839–1994 Danforth Marie Elaine Whittington Stephen L. Jacobi Keith P. References Cited Index

          Stephen L. Whittington is Director of the Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University.

          David M. Reed is a research scientist at the University of Michigan.
           

          “The breadth and scope of this book demonstrate the vital role that biological data gleaned from skeletal remains play in reconstructing and interpreting the history of the human condition.”
          —American Scientist
           
          "Groundbreaking." —Journal of Archaeological Research

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