Health Among the Maya: An osteoarchaeological comparison of sites in the northern Three Rivers Region, Belize

Plumer, Hannah

doi:doi:10.30861/9781407316277

Health Among the Maya: An osteoarchaeological comparison of sites in the northern Three Rivers Region, Belize

Hannah Plumer 2017 © BAR Publishing

This book examines health indicators in sites in northern Belize and compares the results to the larger context of the health of the ancient lowland Maya. The research was completed through the analysis of the skeletal populations of three sites and by comparing results both within and among those sites.

Series

BAR pre-2020
BAR International Series pre-2020

ISBN(s)

9781407345116 (ebook)
9781407316277 (paperback)

BAR Number

S2879

Subject

Central and South America and the Caribbean
Medicine / Palaeopathology
Archaeozoology / Bioarchaeology / Osteoarchaeology
Multiperiod

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Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Context for the Research in the Northern Three Rivers Region
Chapter 3: Osteology and Health Indicators
Chapter 4: The Sample and Locational Context
Chapter 5: Osteological Methods
Chapter 6: Sex and Age-at-Death: First Steps Towards a Population Demography
Chapter 7: Dental Health Indicators in the Northern Three Rivers Region
Chapter 8: Skeletal Health Indicators in the Northern Three Rivers Region
Chapter 9: Cranial and Dental Modifications to the Skeleton and Dentition
Chapter 10: Burial Contexts and Artefact Assemblages in the Northern Three Rivers Region
Chapter 11: Discussion
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A
Appendix B

Health Among the Maya: An osteoarchaeological comparison of sites in the northern Three Rivers Region, Belize

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