{"product_id":"the-odd-the-unusual-and-tracy-k-betsinger-9781683401032","title":"The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange: Bioarchaeological Explorations of Atypical Burials","description":"Abnormal burial practices have long been a source of fascination and debate within the fields of mortuary archaeology and bioarchaeology. \u003ci\u003eThe Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange\u003c\/i\u003e investigates an unparalleled geographic and temporal range of burials that differ from the usual customs of their broader societies, emphasizing the importance of a holistic, context-driven approach to these intriguing cases. From an Andean burial dating to 3500 BC to mummified bodies interred in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily, during the twentieth century, the studies in this volume cross the globe and span millennia. The unusual cases explored here include Native American cemeteries in Illinois, \"vampire\" burials in medieval Poland, and a mass grave of decapitated soldiers in ancient China. Moving away from the simplistic assumption that these burials represent people who were considered deviant in society, contributors demonstrate the importance of an integrated biocultural approach in determining why an individual was buried in an unusual way. Drawing on historical, sociocultural, archaeological, and biological data, this volume critically evaluates the binary of \"typical\" versus \"atypical\" burials. It expands our understanding of the continuum of variation within mortuary practices, helping researchers better interpret burial evidence to learn about the people and cultures of the past. A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy K. Betsinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683401034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683401032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Tracy K. Betsinger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937266237695,"sku":"9781683401032","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_52d85f27-8acc-4fb3-b90f-175c3da32849.jpg?v=1681429063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-odd-the-unusual-and-tracy-k-betsinger-9781683401032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}