Bioarchaeology of the Southwest

A wide-ranging synthesis of research illuminating the lives
of ancient people who lived in the deserts, mountains, and river valleys
of the North American Southwest



The two volumes of Bioarchaeology of the Southwest bring
together more than 100 years of research into the lives of the ancient
people of the Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico. Featuring
contributions from specialists working in academic, museum, and cultural
resource management settings, these books make available knowledge from
a variety of unpublished sources that have been difficult to access
until now.



The volume 1 chapters range from Colorado to
central New Mexico and the Lower Pecos region of Texas, addressing the
bioarchaeology of the Archaic hunters and foragers, the Basketmaker II
people, and communities of the Mesa Verde region, Chaco Canyon, the
Middle San Juan or Totah region, the Northern Rio Grande, and the Middle
Rio Grande. Chapters discuss topics such as morphology and stature,
biodistance, paleopathology, dental health, evidence of injuries and
violence, and mortuary practice.



With chapters representing hundreds of ancient communities dating from the Archaic to the early Historic period, Bioarchaeology of the Southwest demonstrates
the range of topics that can be addressed through the contextualized
study of human remains, the insights this field offers into the everyday
experiences of people in the past, and the challenges and promise of
collaborative approaches to this research. Together, these volumes
constitute an unparalleled resource for understanding the history of
bioarchaeology and critical issues impacting the future of the
discipline in the region.



Contributors: Anna Osterholtz | Rachael Byrd | Genevieve Woodhead | Ann L. W. Stodder|
Kristin A. Kuckelman | Dawn M. Mulhern | Robin M. Cordero | Lexi
O'Donnell | Cherie K. Walth | Catrina Banks Whitley | Charles Hilton |
Nancy J. Akins | Ann M. Palkovich



A volume in the
series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local,
Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen