Bones of the Maya: Studies of Ancient Skeletons (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780817353766)

Brings together for the first time a broad spectrum of bioarchaeologists and reveals remarkable data on Maya genetic relationship, demographic, and diseases

New techniques in osteology have yielded findings on Maya diet and health that challenge the ecological model of collapse. This benchmark collection of essays defined the state of Mayan skeletal studies. Its coverage spans the formative through colonial periods, with a geographic focus on the Maya lowlands of northern Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Bringing together for the first time a broad spectrum of bioarchaeologists and revealing remarkable data on Maya genetic relationship, demographic, and diseases, the collection covers divers topics such as osteological, dental, bone chemistry, and DNA analyses. The diet and health status of Maya populations is a major theme, especially in relation to social status, gender, and the historical problem of the "collapse."

Author: Stephen L. Whittington
ISBN-10: 0817353763
ISBN-13: 9780817353766
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2006
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.04w x 0.66d