书目名称 | New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care |
副标题 | Further Case Studies |
编辑 | Lorna Tilley,Alecia A. Schrenk |
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概述 | Provides content that stimulates wide discussion and experimentation around the topic of health-related caregiving in the past.Includes primary research and reflective commentary and theory developmen |
丛书名称 | Bioarchaeology and Social Theory |
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描述 | .New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care. evaluates, refines and expands existing concepts and practices in the developing field of bioarchaeological research into health-related care provision in the past..Evidence in human remains that indicates an individual survived with, or following, a serious pathology suggests this person most likely received some form of care from others. This observation was first made half a century ago, but it is only in the last five years that health-related caregiving has been accepted as a topic for bioarchaeology research. In this time, interest has grown exponentially. A focus on care provides a dynamic framework for examining the experiences of disease and disability in the past - at the level of the individual receiving care, and that of the community providing it. When caregiving can be identified in the archaeological record, bioarchaeologists may be able to offer unique insights into aspects of past lifeways..This volumerepresents the work of an international, diverse, cross-disciplinary group of contributors, each bringing their own particular focus, style and expertise to analyzing past health-related care. Nineteen chapters offer co |
出版日期 | Book 2017 |
关键词 | past health-related care provision; determining caregiving in preserved human soft tissue (mummy); hea |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39901-0 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-81994-5 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-39901-0Series ISSN 2567-6776 Series E-ISSN 2567-6814 |
issn_series | 2567-6776 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 |