Malnutrition Research Papers - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

SUMMARY: Chapter 11, in Renfrew & Bahn's textbook (Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice), covers the bioarchaeology of people, including what evidence remains, how do we identify gender, life expectancy, age at death, height,... more

SUMMARY: Chapter 11, in Renfrew & Bahn's textbook (Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice), covers the bioarchaeology of people, including what evidence remains, how do we identify gender, life expectancy, age at death, height, weight, facial features, relationships, abilities (e.g., walking), hand usage (left versus right), speech development, behavior, disease, deformity, death, medical knowledge, nutrition, population studies, diversity within populations, evolution, and other aspects. In my view, this is one of the best college textbooks available, and is invaluable for students, archaeologists, and the public in general, to obtain a top notch overview of approaching and interpreting the archaeological record. UPDATED April 2021: Some re-formatting, minor edits, and some new slides.