The Bioarchaeology of the Human Head, M. Bonogofsky, C.S. Larsen (Eds.). University Press of Florida, Gainesville (2011). $75.95,368 pp., ISBN: 987-0813035567

摘要

As part of the series "Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives", this volume provides a number of case studies from across the world that use a biocultural approach to contextualize the importance of the human skull in cultural and mortuary practices. The global survey of cultures past and present illustrates the spectrum of cultural uses and beliefs related to the human head by introducing the reader to a range of practices including curation, modification, collection, and decoration. The cross-cultural studies presented in this volume are heuristically oriented, with authors asking problem-based research questions designed to address aspects of archeology, osteology, and ethnography.