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Justus, Hedy Melissa. "The Bioarchaeology of Population Structure, Social Organization, and Feudalism in Medieval Poland." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1515117429918966.

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Bader, Alyssa Christine. "STRESS, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION: A MIDDLE SICÁN CASE STUDY." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1436.

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The relationship between biology, culture, and environment has been the subject of growing interest within the field of bioarchaeology. This study seeks to examine the nature of this relationship within the context of the Middle Sicán culture, a pre-Hispanic society which dominated much of the north coast of Peru from 900-1100 CE. A comprehensive osteological analysis of the individuals excavated from the site of Sicán by the Sicán Archaeological Project during the 2008 field season was conducted in August 2013. From this data, the author analyzed the relationship between social status inferre

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Silvestri, Letizia. "Caves and human lifeways in Middle Bronze Age central Italy : a social bioarchaeology approach." Thesis, Durham University, 2017. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12226/.

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This thesis is about the Middle Bronze Age (MBA: 1750-1450 BC) caves of central Italy, and the faunal and plant remains found inside them using the combined approach of contextual archaeology and social bioarchaeology. I draw new inferences from these ecofactual remains, which are crucial to improving our understanding of human lifeways in the Apennine region of the Italian peninsula. This work is much needed both in the field of cave archaeology (especially in relation to the Italian area) and in that of bioarchaeology. Here, traditional methodological issues, such as a tendency to ignore the

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Kaupová, Sylva. "Bioarchaeology of the medieval population of central Europe : relationships among health status, social context and nutrition." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AIXM0198/document.

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Le travail s'est concentré sur la mesure des valeurs des isotopes stables du carbone (δ13C) et de l'azote (δ15N) dans un groupe de 189 adultes des deux sexes et 74 animaux. Le groupe étudié était représenté par différents ensembles de populations (les centres du pouvoir vs. l’arrière-pays) et périodes : la Grande-Moravie (IXe – Xe siècles) et la période de « late Hillfort » (XIe siècle). L'analyse a également concerné un groupe d’immatures âgés de moins de six ans. Les données isotopiques du groupe des adultes indiquent que l'alimentation de la population de la Grande-Moravie était basée sur l

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Padgett, Brian David. "The Bioarchaeology of Violence During the Yayoi Period of Japan." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586549883443371.

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Muno, Sarah Katherine. "Labor and Social Identity in Ancient Peru: A Bioarchaeological Perspective." OpenSIUC, 2018. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1608.

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sarah K. Muno for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Anthropology, presented on September 26, 2018 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: LABOR AND SOCIAL IDENTITY IN ANCIENT PERU: A BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Izumi Shimada This dissertation presents a bioarchaeological study of labor and social identity in coastal Peru during the Late Intermediate Period (900 – 1470 CE), using data from contemporaneous Middle Sicán (Sicán Precinct and El Brujo, north coast) and Ychsma (Pachacamac, central coast) mortuary contexts. I

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Mountain, Rebecca Vivienne. "Social Stress and Bone Loss at Point of Pines Pueblo, Arizona: A pQCT Study on Archaeological Bone." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311471.

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Bone loss is an important skeletal indicator of environmental stress. Cortical and trabecular bone, however, are differentially affected by various stressors. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) potentially addresses this issue by separately calculating cortical and trabecular bone mineral density (BMD). This project had two major goals: evaluate the effectiveness of pQCT in measuring BMD in archaeological specimens, and test the hypothesis that females suffered greater bone loss than males in a socially stressed population. Cortical and trabecular BMD was measured in the radius

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Buck, Sharon Maria. "The Growing Divide: Understanding Emergent Social Inequality in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile during the Middle Horizon through Bioarchaeology." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429725154.

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Winkler, Lauren A. "The Social Structuring of Stress in Contact-Era Spanish Florida: A Bioarchaeological Case Study from Santa Catalina de Guale, St. Catherines Island, Georgia." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1304529731.

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Stewart, Marissa Catherine. "Bioarchaeological and Social Implications of Mortuary Behavior in Medieval Italy." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492180687268026.

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Speith, Nivien. "Skeletal evidence of the social persona : life, death and society in early medieval Alamannic communities." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6287.

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Historic-archaeological research on the Alamanni, an early medieval population in the periphery of the Frankish Empire, primarily focuses on themes such as their military character or issues of ethnicity, while the actual functioning of Alamannic societies remains conjectural. Aiming at presenting an integrated approach to the concepts of social organisation and social identities in Alamannic populations, this study examines and defines Alamannic identity and society by creating a dialogue between the disciplines of archaeology, biological anthropology and socio-cultural sciences. A bioarchaeo

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Moutafi, Ioanna. "Towards a social bioarchaeology of the Mycenaean period : a multi-disciplinary analysis of funerary remains from the Late Helladic chamber tomb cemetery of Voudeni, Achaea, Greece." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/9489/.

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This research seeks to develop a holistic bioarchaeological approach to the social dimensions of Mycenaean mortuary practice, with special reference to the treatment of the dead body, through the multi-dimensional analysis of human skeletal remains and contextual mortuary data from Voudeni, an important Late Mycenaean (1400-1050 BC) chamber tomb cemetery in Achaea, Greece. This approach aspires to transcend unproductive cross-disciplinary divisions, advocating the integration of theory and multi-faceted bio-cultural evidence, specifically addressing theoretical and methodological issues in the

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Sene, Glaucia Aparecida Malerba. "Indicadores de gênero na pré-história brasileira: contexto funerário, simbolismo e diferenciação social - O sítio arqueológico Gruta do Gentio II, Unaí, Minas Gerais." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/71/71131/tde-03042008-115634/.

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Este trabalho teve por objetivo principal estudar as relações sociais e simbólicas de gênero na pré-história brasileira, com base no estudo dos rituais funerários e remanescentes ósseos humanos de populações horticultoras do noroeste de Minas Gerais, que de 1540 anos a.C. a 1540 d.C. ocuparam de forma sazonal e constante a Gruta do Gentio II para a realização de seus rituais funerários. Nosso estudo foi dividido em duas partes, com base na análise de variáveis relacionadas ao ritual funerário (tratamento dado ao corpo, posição, orientação, direção da face, características da cova, distribuição

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Weiss, Nicole Marie. "Body Size and Social Status in Medieval and Post-Medieval Italy: A Comparison of Alba (CN) and Trino (VC)." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492189176642129.

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Noche-Dowdy, Liotta Desiree. "Multi-Isotope Analysis to Reconstruct Dietary and Migration Patterns of an Avar Population from Sajópetri, Hungary, AD 568-895." Scholar Commons, 2015. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5547.

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The Avar were nomadic people from Central Asia who migrated into the Carpathian Basin in Central-Eastern Europe during the mid to late Migration Period (AD 568 - 895). Archaeological evaluation of grave goods and documentation of mortuary practices have been the primary means of understanding the Avar. However, this approach has largely neglected skeletal and biochemical analysis, in particular as these approaches relate to the biological variation, ancestry, and dietary patterns of the Avar. There remains debate as to whether disparities existed among the socially stratified Avar population o

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Young, Janet. "Using the Osteoarthritic Femur to Identify Impairment Potential in Archaeological Populations." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23644.

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability in North American and has major economic consequences for society. People with knee OA experience the worst quality of life, among musculoskeletal conditions, with function and mobility being influenced by symptoms such as pain and stiffness. However, the impact of OA symptoms varies due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors, leading many researchers to employ biopsychosocial and other population health frameworks to study the disease. These population health approaches have not been adopted when studying knee OA outcomes in bioarchaeology, w

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Garcin, Virginie. "Bioarchéologie des sujets immatures de quatre nécropoles du haut Moyen Âge européen : méthodes d'étude du développement et des interactions biologie/culture." Phd thesis, Bordeaux 1, 2009. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00476890.

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Les enfants font rarement l'objet d'une étude complète et approfondie en bioarchéologie et leur intégration à la population adulte est souvent limitée. Or, il est reconnu que leurs vestiges dentaires et squelettiques apportent de nombreuses connaissances quant à leur mode de vie et l'environnement dans lequel ils ont grandi. Nous proposons de vérifier ce postulat à partir d'un large échantillon d'individus immatures (N=613, du sujet périnatal à l'adolescent tardif), daté du haut Moyen Âge européen (essentiellement, 9e-11e siècles) et provenant de populations au mode de vie contrasté (urbain vs

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Reusch, Kathryn. ""That which was missing" : the archaeology of castration." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b8118fe7-67cb-4610-9823-b0242dfe900a.

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Castration has a long temporal and geographical span. Its origins are unclear, but likely lie in the Ancient Near East around the time of the Secondary Products Revolution and the increase in social complexity of proto-urban societies. Due to the unique social and gender roles created by castrates’ ambiguous sexual state, human castrates were used heavily in strongly hierarchical social structures such as imperial and religious institutions, and were often close to the ruler of an imperial society. This privileged position, though often occupied by slaves, gave castrates enormous power to affe

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Margolis, Julie Anna. "Tetracycline Labeled Bone Content Analysis of Ancient Nubian Remains from Kulubnarti." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429808453.

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"Family, ‘Foreigners’, and Fictive Kinship: a Bioarchaeological Approach to Social Organization at Late Classic Copan." Doctoral diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.30003.

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abstract: In anthropological models of social organization, kinship is perceived to be fundamental to social structure. This project aimed to understand how individuals buried in neighborhoods or patio groups were affiliated, by considering multiple possibilities of fictive and biological kinship, short or long-term co-residence, and long-distance kin affiliation. The social organization of the ancient Maya urban center of Copan, Honduras during the Late Classic (AD 600-822) period was evaluated through analysis of the human skeletal remains drawn from the largest collection yet recovered in M

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"Away from Home: A Bioarchaeological Approach to Migration, Community Interaction, and Social Diversity within the Tiwanaku Periphery (A.D. 500-1100)." Doctoral diss., 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.53539.

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abstract: Migrations, past and present, fundamentally influence human interaction, community building, and social evolution. Studies of contemporary migrations demonstrate that the form and intensity of interaction migrants maintain between homeland and host communities shape social dynamics, innovations, and identities. This dissertation applies a contemporary theoretical framework and biogeochemical analyses to elucidate the scale, processes, and impacts of migration in the hinterland of the pre-Hispanic Tiwanaku polity (ca. AD 500-1100). Social diversity is examined by reconstructing the mi

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Tilley, Lorna Ann. "Towards a bioarchaeology of care : a contextualised approach for identifying and interpreting health-related care provision in prehistory." Phd thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/156409.

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Characteristics of the care given to those experiencing disability provide a window into important aspects of community and culture. In archaeology, health-related care provision is inferred from physical evidence in human remains indicating survival with, or recovery from, a disabling pathology, in circumstances where, without support, the individual may not have survived to actual age at death. Despite its potential to provide a valuable perspective on past behaviour, caregiving is a topic that has been overlooked by archaeologists. This thesis presents the 'bioarchaeology of care' - an ori

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"Ritual Violence and the Perception of Social Difference: Migration and Human Sacrifice in the Epiclassic Basin of Mexico." Doctoral diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.57026.

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abstract: Archaeologists have long contended that large-scale human migrations played an essential role in the cultural development of pre-Hispanic central Mexico. During the Epiclassic period (600-900 CE), migration is implicated in the appearance of new forms of material culture, sociopolitical disruptions, and the emergence of new regional polities. Sweeping social changes accompanied these developments, including demographic reorganization and increased levels of violence. Research across the social sciences finds that violence directed at individuals perceived as categorically distinct al

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"Andean Social Identities: Analyses of Community, Gender, and Age Identities at Chiribaya Alta, Peru." Doctoral diss., 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.53845.

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abstract: Social identities are fundamental to the way individuals and groups define themselves. Archaeological approaches to social identities in the Andes emphasize the importance of group identities such as ethnicity and community identity, but studies of gender and age identities are still uncommon. In this dissertation, I build on these earlier approaches to Andean social identities and consider community, gender, and age identities at the site of Chiribaya Alta using case studies. The coastal Ilo Chiribaya polity is associated with the Andean Late Intermediate Period in the lower Osmor

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"Community Identity and Social Diversity on the Central Peruvian Coast: A Bioarchaeological Investigation of Ychsma Diet, Mobility, and Mortuary Practices (c. AD 900-1470)." Doctoral diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.29924.

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abstract: This dissertation focuses on the diversity inherent to the process of social community construction. Building upon previous archaeological and bioarchaeological studies of community identities, the current project emphasizes the need for consideration of the impact of diversity on community identity formation in the past and illustrates the utility of a bioarchaeological approach for undertaking this task. Three specific aspects of community formation are addressed: (1) the relationship between symbolic community boundaries and geographic space, (2) the influence of diverse discourse

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(7894955), Katie Marie Whitmore. "A Life Course Approach to Health in the Ancient Nile Valley." Thesis, 2019.

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<p>This dissertation employs a multiscalar, life course approach to examine health in the ancient Nile Valley (<i>c</i>. 2000- 660 BCE) by analyzing population- and individual-level data of skeletal indicators of stress, health, and pathological conditions. Specifically, this dissertation explores a more detailed reconstruction of health under a life course approach through the inclusion of individuals of all ages, a contextualization of social and biological age categories, the examination of multiple non-specific indicators of general health/stress, and the timing and development of specific

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"Ethnicity, Family, and Social Networks: A Multiscalar Bioarchaeological Investigation of Tiwanaku Colonial Organization in the Moquegua Valley, Peru." Doctoral diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.40707.

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abstract: Many models of colonial interaction are build from cases of European colonialism among Native American and African peoples, and, as a result, they are often ill-suited to account for state expansion and decline in non-Western contexts. This dissertation investigates social organization and intraregional interaction in a non-western colonial context to broaden understanding of colonial interaction in diverse sociocultural settings. Drawing on social identity theory, population genetics, and social network analysis, patterns of social organization at the margins of the expansive pre-Hi

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Flynn-Arajdal, Yasmine. "Social identities and isotopic analyses of the burials from the archaeological site of Ucanal, Petén, Guatemala." Thèse, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/23612.

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Avec les avancées des deux dernières décennies en matière d’analyses isotopiques, les chercheurs étudiant l’ère mayas ont conclu que les sociétés Précolombiennes étaient beaucoup plus mobiles qu’anticipées, bien qu’elles étaient des sociétés sédentaires agricoles avec de grands centres. Les études isotopiques, particulièrement le strontium et l’oxygène, nous permettent d’identifier la présence de migrants à l’aide de la signature géochimique des dents issues des sépultures retrouvées. Les isotopes de strontium présents dans l’environnement sont absorbés par le corps humain et reflètent la géol

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Cairns, Allison Mary. "Health in medieval and early modern Norway: a comparative analysis of the impact of social, economic and environmental change on skeletal remains." Phd thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/111076.

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The medieval and early modern periods in Norway and Europe were characterised by economic, social and environmental change. In particular, famines, epidemics, economic decline and climate change had effects on agriculture, population size, subsistence and health. The impact of environmental and social variables on human health has become increasingly prominent in the research literature. This research contributes to a broader understanding of the interactions between human health and our environment by studying a skeletal sample from 12th-17th century No

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Pankowská, Anna. "Rekonstrukce zdraví a životního stylu jedinců pohřbených v sídlištních jamách a hrobech starší a střední doby bronzové na základě patologických znaků na kostře." Doctoral thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-332555.

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An increase in the diversity of Early Bronze Age (EBA) burial practices is well documented in central and southern Moravia between 2200-1500 BC. Apart from scarce cremations and pithoi burials, two more frequent parallel burial types appear. One is the standard burials in cemeteries, the other burials in settlement pits, the latter considered a deviation until recently. Thanks to recent excavations and new quantification procedures, however, abundance of settlement burials as well as uniformity and predictability of body deposition and grave equipment in pit burials has been shown. My intentio

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