{"product_id":"9781683404774","title":"Roman Bioarchaeology : Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Life and Death in the Roman World by Elizabeth A. Bews","description":"How bioarchaeology can illuminate the lived experiences of people in the Roman Empire ? Research  on the Roman Empire has long focused on Rome's legendary leaders,  culture, and conquest. But at the empire's peak, tens of millions of  ordinary people coexisted in its territories-people who built the  structures, wrote the literature, and transformed the landscapes we  study today. In Roman Bioarchaeology, researchers use human  skeletal remains recovered from throughout the Roman world to portray  how individuals lived and died, spanning the empire's vast geography and  1,000 years of ancient history. This volume  brings together scholarship from archaeological sites in Europe, the  Eastern Mediterranean, and Africa, featuring new and advanced scientific  approaches including DNA studies, stable isotope analysis,  paleoparasitology, paleopathology, biodistance, and more. Throughout,  contributors prioritize the ethical treatment of the deceased by  highlighting individual narratives and working with local descendants  where possible. From rural homes in Britannia to bustling cities in  Phoenicia, these essays showcase the diversity of Roman lives and  illuminate the experiences of the most vulnerable in these societies.  This book demonstrates how bioarchaeology can enrich our understanding  of many facets of life in the Roman world.    Contributors:  Piers Mitchell | Mario Caric | Efthymia Nikita | Gabriele Scorrano |  Mahmoud Mardini | Serena Viva | Tracy Prowse | Kathryn E. Marklein |  Mario Novak | Olga Rickards | Marissa Ledger | Anna Osterholtz | Pier  Francesco Fabbri | Leslie Quade | Sammuel Sammut | Fabio Macciardi |  Rebecca Pitt | Elizabeth A. Bews | Mary Lewis | Rebecca Redfern |  Rebecca Gowland   ?A volume in the series  Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional,  and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302128300405,"sku":"9781683404774","price":72.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781683404774.jpg?v=1762792345","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781683404774","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}