| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Series |
Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past |
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Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past.
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| Contents |
1. On the tail end of variation in late Neolithic burial practices: Halaf feasting and cannibalism at Domuztepe, Southeastern Anatolia / Suellen C. Gauld, James S. Oliver, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, Elizabeth Carter -- 2. An exploration of infant burial practices at the site of Kish, Iraq / Christina Torres-Rouff and William J. Pestle -- 3. The burial customs of early Christian Cyprus: a bioarchaeological approach / Sherry C. Fox, Ioanna Moutafi, Eleni Anna Prevedorou, and Despo Pilides -- 4. A bioarchaeological perspective on the burials and basilicas of medieval Polis, Cyprus / Brenda J. Baker and Amy papalexandrou -- 5. Condemned to metallum? Illuminating life at the Byzantine mining camp at Phaeno in Jordan -- Megan A. Perry, Drew S. Coleman, David L. Dettman, and Abdel Halim al-Shiyab -- 6. Food for thought: isotopic evidence for dietary and weaning practices in a Byzantine urban monastery in Jerusalem / Lesley A. Gregoricka and Susan Guise Sheridan -- 7. Buccal dental microwear as an indicator of dietary habits of the Natufian people of el-Wad and el-Kebarah / Mohammad Alrousan and Alejandro Prez-Prez -- 8. Daily activity and lower limb modification at Bab Edh-Dhra{ha}, Jordan, in the early Bronze Age -- Jaime M. Ullinger, Susan G. Sheridan, and Donald J. Ortner |
| Summary |
An archaeological exploration of the ancient inhabitants of the circum-Mediterranean region exploring their migration patterns, health, and diet |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Human skeleton -- Analysis
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Human remains (Archaeology) -- Middle East
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Ethnoarchaeology -- Middle East
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Middle East
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities
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Ethnoarchaeology
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Human remains (Archaeology)
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Human skeleton -- Analysis
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004414
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| Subject |
Middle East
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Larsen, Clark Spencer.
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Perry, Megan A
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| LC no. |
2012018875 |
| ISBN |
9780813042534 |
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0813042534 |
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9780813043449 |
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0813043441 |
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