Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia

Description

"Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia is the first book to examine directly the biology and lives of the past people of this region. Bringing together the most active researchers in late Pleistocene/Holocene Southeast Asian human osteology, the book deals with two major approaches to studying human skeletal remains. Using analysis of the physical appearance of the region's past peoples, the first section explores such issues as the first peopling of the region, the evidence for subsequent migratory patterns (particularly between Southeast and Northeast Asia) and counter arguments centering on in situ microevolutionary change. The second section reconstructs the health of these same people in the context of major economic and demographic changes over time, including those caused by the adoption or intensification of agriculture. Written for archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and biological anthropologists, it is a fascinating insight into the bioarchaeology of this important region."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology -- 43

Other Editions

• Bioarchaeology of Southeast AsiaCambridge University Press2006-01-01
• Bioarchaeology of Southeast AsiaUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations2009-01-01
• Bioarchaeology of Southeast AsiaCambridge University Press2009-01-01
• Bioarchaeology of Southeast AsiaCambridge University Press2011-01-01
• BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA; ED. BY MARC OXENHAM.CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS