EAN: 9783319399003

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF CARE ...

New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care evaluates  refines and expands existing concepts
and practices in the developing field of bioarchaeological research into health-related care
provision in the past. Evidence in human remains that indicates an individual survived with  or
following  a serious pathology suggests this person most likely received some form of care from
others. This observation was first made half a century ago  but it is only in the last five
years that health-related caregiving has been accepted as a topic for bioarchaeology research.
In this time  interest has grown exponentially. A focus on care provides a dynamic framework
for examining the experiences of disease and disability in the past - at the level of the
individual receiving care  and that of the community providing it. When caregiving can be
identified in the archaeological record  bioarchaeologists may be able to offer unique insights
into aspects of past lifeways. This volume represents the work of an international  diverse 
cross-disciplinary group of contributors  each bringing their own particular focus  style and
expertise to analyzing past health-related care. Nineteen chapters offer content that ranges
from an introduction to the basic 'bioarchaeology of care' approach  through original case
studies of care provision  to new theoretical perspectives in this emerging area of
scholarship. This book creates a synergy that challenges our thinking about past health-related
care behaviors and about the implications of these behaviors for understanding the social
environment in which they took place.

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