Cette série explore des questions centrales de l'archéologie contemporaine à travers des études théoriquement fondées et faisant autorité. Elle privilégie l'interprétation par rapport à la documentation exhaustive des données, rendant les sujets complexes accessibles. Chaque volume aborde des thèmes significatifs d'intérêt général dans l'archéologie moderne. Cette collection constitue une ressource inestimable pour les étudiants comme pour les professionnels.
Archaeological remains not only intrigue, they also inform. This book looks at the two traditionally separate disciplines which explore archaeological remains; the scientific and the humanistic, and argues that the approaches of both should be combined in order to fully exploit the evidence of the past that remains offer us.
A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology
Skeletal remains are a vital source of evidence for archaeologists. Their interpretation has tended to take two divergent forms: the scientific and the humanistic. In this innovative study, Joanna Sofaer Derevenski argues that these approaches are unnecessarily polarized and that one should not be pursued without the other. Exploring key themes such as sex, gender, life cycle and diet, she argues that the body is both biological object and cultural site and is not easily detached from the objects, practices and landscapes that surround it.