Human Remains in Archaeology

Chapter 1: Why Study Human Remains from Archaeological Sites
                1.1 Introduction and Scope
                1.2 Structure of the Book
                1.3 Archaeology, Anthropology and Human Remains
                1.4 Definitions
                1.5 History of Study of Human Remains from Archaeological Sites
                1.6 Skeletal Collections
                1.7 Key Organizations
                1.8 Summary
                1.9 Key Learning Points
Chapter 2: Ethical Concerns and Human Remains
                2.1 Introduction
                2.2 Justification for the Retention of Human Remains
                2.3 Guidance and Legal Requirements: For Archaeologists in the UK
                2.4 Excavation, Analysis, and Curation of Human Remains in the UK
                2.5 Displaying Human Remains and Using them on Television
                2.6 The United States: A Case Study
                2.7 Summary
                2.8 Key Learning Points
Chapter 3: Resting Places for the Dead, and Factors Affecting Preservation of Bodies
                3.1 Introduction
                3.2 Resting Places for the Dead in the UK
                3.3 The Effect of Funerary Context on Study
                3.4 Summary
                3.5 Key Learning Points
                3.6 Preservation
                3.7 The Effect of Preservation on Study
                3.8 Summary
                3.9 Key Learning Points
Chapter 4: Before Analysis: Excavation, Processing, Conservation and Curation
                4.1 Introduction
                4.2 Excavation of Human Remains
                4.3 Processing of Human Remains Once Excavated
                4.4 Conservation of Human Remains
                4.5 Storage and Curation of Human Remains
                4.6 Summary
                4.7 Key Learning Points
Chapter 5: Recording and Analysis of Data I: Basic but Important Information
                5.1 Introduction
                5.2 Working in a Laboratory Environment
                5.3 The Skeletal Structure and Its Function
                5.4 Starting to Analyze a Skelton: Identification of Human Bones and Teeth
                5.5 Sex Estimation
                5.6 Age at Death Assessment
                5.7 Reconstructing a Palaeodemographic Profile for the Cemetery Sample
                5.8 Normal Variation within and between Human Populations
                5.9 Analyzing and Interpreting Data Within an Archaeological Report
                5.10 Summary
                5.11 Key Learning Points
Chapter 6: Recording and Analysis of Data II: Palaeopathology
                6.1 Introduction
                6.2 Sources of Evidence for Disease in the Past
                6.3 How do we Study Disease in Skeletal Remains?
                6.4 Themes in Palaeopathology
                6.5 Summary
                6.6 Key Learning Points
Chapter 7: Recording and Analysis of Data III: The ‘Hard Sciences’
                7.1 Introduction
                7.2 Histology
                7.3 Radiography
                7.4 Biomolecular Analysis
                7.5 Dating Human Remains
                7.6 Summary
                7.7 Key Learning Points
Chapter 8: The Future for the Study of Human Remains in Archaeology
                8.1 Introduction
                8.2 The Resource
                8.3 Recording and Analysis
                8.4 Education and Research Agendas
                8.5 Higher Education and Career Opportunities

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