Illustrates s] how the study of individuals complements population-level analysis, and enhances understanding of what life was like for earlier populations. The essays offer glimpses into the lives of individuals who lived and died at different times, and represent a variety of geographic and cultural settings from around the world. Recommended. Choice

This very readable book presents detail on how the science employed in bioarchaeology allows information to be revealed about the lives and deaths of people of the past. Journal of Anthropological...