Description
Book SynopsisContributors to this volume illustrate previously unknown and variable effects of colonialism by analysing skeletal remains and burial patterns from never-before-studied regions in the Americas to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. The result is the first step toward a new synthesis of archaeology and bioarchaeology.
Trade ReviewBreaks new ground regarding how to think about colonial encounters in innovative ways that pay attention to a wide range of issues from health and demography to identity formations and adaptation." - Debra L. Martin, coeditor of
The Bioarchaeology of Violence"Amply demonstrates the breadth and variability of the impact of colonialism." - Ken Nystrom, State University of New York at New Paltz
"Pushes the boundaries of colonial studies. . . . Scholars of all levels, from undergraduates to advanced professionals, should consult this volume in pursuit of excellent examples of biocultural and theory-driven explorations of bioarchaeology." - Antiquity
"Provides a nuanced, empirical examination of the effects of colonialism on the bodies of the colonized. . . . and builds on and adds diversity to earlier studies that focused on contact between Europeans and Indigenous Americans." - Choice
