Osteobiographies: The Discovery, Interpretation and Repatriation of Human Remains

Osteobiographies: The Discovery, Interpretation and Repatriation of Human Remains contextualizes repatriation, or the transfer of authority for human skeletal remains from the perspective of bioarchaelogists and evolutionary biologists. It approaches repatriation from a global perspective, touching upon the most well-known Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) legislation of the United States, while also covering Canada and African countries. The book focuses on the stories behind human skeletons, analyzing their biological factors to determine evolution patterns. Sections present an overview of anatomy, genomics, and stable isotopes from dietary and environmental factors, and how to identify these in skeletal remains. The book then goes on to discuss European-origin, North American, and African paleopathology, ancient DNA links, and cultural issues and implications around repatriation. It concludes with case studies to show how information from archaeologically derived skeletons is vital to understanding human evolution and provide respectful histories behind the remains. Offers novel research and perspectives on the importance of skeletal remains on a global scale Identifies and distinguishes how genomics, biological factors and burial methods can be used to track human evolution through bones Addresses cultural differences over the human remains movement and repatriation, specifically between Europe and Africa INDICE: 1. Bioarchaeology and Osteobiography2. Bones and Teeth: Anatomy, Genomics, and Stable Isotopes3. European-Origin and Recent Remain Burial Models4. Discovery and Excavation5. Observation and Disposition6. North American Indigenous Community Burial Models7. Overview: Biological and Anthropological Background8. Bone Pathology and Early Ancient DNA Studies of Tuberculosis in North America, Pre-European Settlement9. Repatriation of Canadian First Nation Remains and Collaborative Research10. African Indigenous Burials11. Case Study on the People of Lake Turkana, Kenya (5,000 Years)12. South African Coastal Foragers: Linking Osteobiography to History, Ethnography, Bioarchaeology, and Genomics13. Skeletal Evidence of Interpersonal Violence, Population Growth, and Climate Change14. International Repatriation: Reclaiming Race Science Skeletal Exports from Europe to Africa15. Conclusion: Biological and Archaeological Importance

• ISBN: 978-0-12-823880-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 228
• Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés