Exploring Sex and Gender in Bioarchaeology

Synopsis

Preface / Sabrina C. Agarwal And Julie K. Wesp -- Chapter One. Sex, Gender, And Anthropology : Moving Bioarchaeology Outside The Subdiscipline / Rosemary A. Joyce -- Part I. Theoretical Approaches To Sex And Gender In The Past. Chapter Two. Bones, Biases And Birth : Excavating Contemporary Gender Norms From Reproductive Bodies Of The Past / Dana Walrath ; Chapter Three. Bioarchaeological Approaches To Nonbinary Genders : Case Studies From Native North America / Sandra E. Holliman ; Chapter Four. Brave Old World : Ancient Dna Testing And Sex Determination / Pamela L. Geller ; Chapter Five. Embodying Sex/gender Systems In Bioarchaeological Research / Julie K. Wesp -- Part Ii. Bioarchaeological Reconstructions Of Gendered Identity, Health And Disease. Chapter Six. On The Stories Of Men And The Substance Of Women : Interrogating Gender Through Violence / Shannon A. Novak ; Chapter Seven. Understanding Sex- And Gender-related Patterns Of Bone Loss And Health In The Past : A Case Study From The Neolithic Community Of Çatalhöyük / Sabrina C. Agarwal ; Chapter Eight. Sex And Frailty : Patterns From Catastrophic And Attritional Assemblages In Medieval Europe / Sharon N. Dewitte ; Chapter Nine. Mercury In The Midst Of Mars And Venus : Reconstructing Gender, Sexuality, And Socieconomic Status In Relation To Mercury Treatment For Syphilis In Seventeenth- To Nineteenth-century London / Molly K. Zuckerman ; Chapter Ten. Bioarchaeology Of Oral Health : Sex And Gender Differences In Dental Disease / John R. Lukacs. Edited By Sabrina C. Agarwal And Julie K. Wesp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.