Routledge Handbook of Bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of Bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the Pacific IslandsAuthor(s): Marc Oxenham, Hallie Buckley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367581725, 978-0367581725\nSynopsis\nIn recent years the bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands has seen enormous progress. This new and exciting research is synthesised, contextualised and expanded upon in The Routledge Handbook of Bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.\n\nThe volume is divided into two broad sections, one dealing with mainland and island Southeast Asia, and a second section dealing with the Pacific islands. A multi-scalar approach is employed to the bio-social dimensions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands with contributions alternating between region and/or site specific scales of operation to the individual or personal scale. The more personal level of osteobiographies enriches the understanding o.