In the past decade, bioarchaeology has turned to interdisciplinary collaborations to expand its relevance and impact. The case studies presented in Bioarchaeology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica: An Interdisciplinary Approach are an excellent example of collaboration that is diverse in its methodologies and international in nature. Producing multidimensional research strongly based in anthropological theory, this volume aims to interpret the complexity of dynamic relationships in the past. In many ways, aspects of this book also trend toward postcolonial approaches, avoiding trivialization of the past by showcasing the multifaceted experiences of ancient populations.
The foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen connects the embodied experience found in the skeleton to broader relationships of identity, the biological impacts of social processes, and the body as a site of knowledge creation. While aspects of these questions have long been a part of archaeological investigation, the methodology, interdisciplinarity, and international voices in this book breathe new life and...
