New Directions in the Skeletal Biology of Greece

Download or read book New Directions in the Skeletal Biology of Greece written by Lynne Alison Schepartz and published by ASCSA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this book reflect current studies being conducted in the field of bioarchaeology in Greece. The authors present material ranging in date from the Palaeolithic to modern times. Biological anthropologists working in the Mediterranean region can draw on a wealth of archaeological and documentary evidence to inform their hypotheses. This book shows how scientific approaches to the past are shedding new light on previously insoluble questions. In addition to presenting a number of case studies, the editors provide a synthetic survey of the subject.