{"product_id":"9781683404774-roman-bioarchaeology","title":"Roman Bioarchaeology","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Life and Death in the Roman World\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, researchers use human skeletal remains recovered from throughout the Roman world to portray how individuals lived and died, spanning the empire’s vast geography and 1,000 years of history. Contributors prioritize ethical treatment of the deceased by highlighting individual narratives and working with local descendants where possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow bioarchaeology can illuminate the lived experiences of people in the Roman Empire   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch  on the Roman Empire has long focused on Rome’s legendary leaders,  culture, and conquest. But at the empire’s peak, tens of millions of  ordinary people coexisted in its territories—people who built the  structures, wrote the literature, and transformed the landscapes we  study today. In\u003cem\u003e Roman Bioarchaeology\u003c\/em\u003e, researchers use human  skeletal remains recovered from throughout the Roman world to portray  how individuals lived and died, spanning the empire’s vast geography and  1,000 years of ancient history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume  brings together scholarship from archaeological sites in Europe, the  Eastern Mediterranean, and Africa, featuring new and advanced scientific  approaches including DNA studies, stable isotope analysis,  paleoparasitology, paleopathology, biodistance, and more. Throughout,  contributors prioritize the ethical treatment of the deceased by  highlighting individual narratives and working with local descendants  where possible. From rural homes in Britannia to bustling cities in  Phoenicia, these essays showcase the diversity of Roman lives and  illuminate the experiences of the most vulnerable in these societies.  This book demonstrates how bioarchaeology can enrich our understanding  of many facets of life in the Roman world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Piers Mitchell   Mario Caric   Efthymia Nikita   Gabriele Scorrano    Mahmoud Mardini   Serena Viva   Tracy Prowse   Kathryn E. Marklein    Mario Novak   Olga Rickards   Marissa Ledger   Anna Osterholtz   Pier  Francesco Fabbri   Leslie Quade   Sammuel Sammut   Fabio Macciardi    Rebecca Pitt   Elizabeth A. Bews   Mary Lewis   Rebecca Redfern    Rebecca Gowland   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA volume in the series  Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional,  and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55486338433398,"sku":"9781683404774","price":70.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40129436_e7deb189-9c9f-4f58-98c5-e19165c02290.jpg?v=1772095394","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781683404774-roman-bioarchaeology","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}