The Dead Tell Tales

Essays in Honor of Jane E. Buikstra

edited by Maria Cecilia Lozada and Barra O'Donnabhain

Book cover: The Dead Tell Tales

Extent: 208 pages

Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

Subjects: World Archaeology

Series: Monographs

Series volume number: 76

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(April 2013)

ISBN: 9781931745680

8.46 x 10.94 inches

Price: $84.00

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PDF (Published)

(December 2013)

ISBN: 9781938770494

Price: $50.00

Honoring Jane Buikstra’s pioneering work in the development of bioarchaeological research, the essays in this volume stem from a symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Multiple generations of Buikstra’s former doctoral students and other colleagues gathered to discuss the impact of her mentorship. The essays are remarkable for their breadth, in terms of both the topics discussed and the geographical range they cover. The contributions highlight the dynamism of bioarchaeology, which owes so much to the strong foundations laid down over the last few decades. The volume documents the degree to which bioarchaeological approaches have become normalized and integrated into anthropological research: bioarchaeology has moved out of the appendix and into the interpretation of archaeological data. New perspectives have emerged, partly in response to theoretical changes within anthropology, but also as a result of the engagement of the broader discipline with bioarchaeology.

  • Edited by Maria Cecilia Lozada
  • Edited by Barra O’Donnabhain