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Bioarchaeological Studies of Life in the Age of Agriculture: A View from the Southeast

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This book is a must have for students interested in disease, trauma, markers of occupational stress, and dental anthropology, to name a few. The eleven chapters in this book combine into an extraordinary synthesis of not only the effects that the transition to agriculture had on health and behavior, but also the rich wealth of information that bioarchaeological analyses can add to studies of past peoples. This book is well-written and extremely readable. I espcially enjoyed the discussions of porotic hyperostosis and skeletal trauma from interpersonal conflict. Although indirectly discussed in a few chapters, I would have liked a chapter devoted to the change in mortuary practices during the transition to agriculture. This is merely a comment--not a criticism. I highly recommend this book!