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BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
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| By: |
Marc F. Oxenham (Editor), Nancy Tayles (Editor), C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£140.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521825806 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521825801 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
20 April, 2006 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology No. 43 |
| Pages: |
378 |
| Description: |
Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia focuses uniquely on the physical remains of the prehistoric peoples of this region. |
| Synopsis: |
When it was published in 1996 Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia was the first book to examine the biology and lives of the prehistoric people of this region. Bringing together the most active researchers in late Pleistocene/Holocene Southeast Asian human osteology, the book deals with major approaches to studying human skeletal remains. Using analysis of the physical appearance of the region's past peoples, the first section explores issues such as the first inhabitants of the region, the evidence for subsequent migratory patterns (particularly between Southeast and Northeast Asia) and counter arguments centering on in situ microevolutionary change. This second section reconstructs the health of these people, in the context of major economic and demographic changes over time, including those caused by the adoption or intensification of agriculture. Written for archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and biological anthropologists, it is a fascinating insight into the bioarchaeology of this important region. |
| Illustrations: |
40 line figures 9 tones |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |