Bioarchaeology of Marginalized People

Bioarchaeology of Marginalized People focuses on previously excluded voices, thus enriching our understanding of the lived experience of individuals in the past. Contributors to this volume highlight the histories and stories of individuals who did not record their own stories, investigate two disparate ancient Egyptian women and discuss five individuals (including an infant) recovered from a high status indigenous cemetery in British Columbia. Additional chapters study the history of syphilis in the United States, examine the marginalized individuals whose bodies comprise the Terry and Hamann-Todd collections, and investigate inequalities in the health status of individuals around the globe.

Intended for biological anthropologists, palaeopathologists, historical archaeologists, palaeoepidemiologists, historians, museum curators and social epidemiologists, this volume will be of use to anyone researching or studying archeology and bioarcheology.

• Highlights the histories and stories of individuals whose voices were silenced, such as workhouse inmates, migrants, those of low socioeconomic status, the chronically ill, and those living in communities without a written language
• Provides a holistic and more complete understanding of the lived experiences of the past, as well as changes in populations through time
• Offers an interdisciplinary discussion with contributions from a wide variety of international authors

Biological Anthropologists, Palaeopathologists, Historical Archaeologists, Palaeoepidemiologists, Historians, Museum Curators and Social Epidemiologists. Graduate Level and Upper-Level Undergraduate Level students in Bioarcheology and Archaeology

1. Mummies, Memories and Marginalization
2. Task Activity and Tooth Wear in an Ancient Egyptian Woman
3. Looking into the Eyes of the Ancient Chiefs of Shishalh
4. Conspiracy of Secrecy
5. Marginalized Bodies and the Construction of American Anatomical Collections
6. Healthy Inequality and Spatial Divides
7. Exploring Structural Inequality in Postmortem Practices from 19th Century Chicago
8. Down and Out in Post-Medieval London
9. Innovation in Population Health Intervention Research
10. Mapping Marginalized Pasts