Routledge Handbook of Mesoamerican Bioarchaeology

Vera Tiesler is Research Professor at the Mexican Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, in Mérida, where she heads the Laboratory of Bioarchaeology. She received her BA in art history from Tulane University, an MA in archaeology at the Mexican Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ENAH), and a PhD in anthropology at the National University of Mexico (UNAM), with five accredited years of medical school (MHH, Hannover, Germany, and IPN, Mexico). Tiesler’s academic interest lies in illuminating the human condition of the ancient Maya and of past society in general.

• INTRODUCTIONVera TieslerPart I: FRAMING MESOAMERICAN BIOARCHAEOLOGY1.1. The Early Days of Mesoamerican OsteologyAndrew K. Scherer 1.2. Management and Conservation of Human Remains From Mesoamerica: Ethical, Legal, and Technical RecommendationsMaria del Carmen Lerma Gómez and Juan Manuel Argüelles San Milán 1.3. The Preceramic Skeletal Record of Mexico and Central AmericaJames C. Chatters, Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales, and Pilar Luna-Erreguerena1.4. North of Mesoamerica: Bioarchaeology of the Northwest, North-Central, and NortheastPatricia Olga Hernández Espinoza and James T. Watson 1.5. Bioarchaeological Studies in the Southern Periphery of MesoamericaShintaro SuzukiPart II: ACROSS THE HUMAN LANDSCAPES OF PRE-COLUMBIAN MESOAMERICA2.1. The Bioarchaeology of Preclassic Mesoamerica and the Advent of StatehoodMónica Rodríguez Pérez2.2. Bioarchaeology of Oaxaca: Major Developments in the Study of 3500 years of Mortuary Practice in Southern MexicoRicardo Higelin Ponce de León and Guy David Hepp 2.3. Maya BioarchaeologyAndrew K. Scherer and Joshua T. Schnell2.4. The People of the Southern Central Region of VeracruzCarlos Serrano Sánchez and Mireya Montiel Mendoza2.5. The Bioarchaeology of the Central Highlands of Mesoamerica From the Early Classic Period Through the Toltec Period Emily J. Kate and Meggan Bullock2.6. The Heartland of the Empire: Studying the AztecsXimena Chávez Balderas, Diana K. Moreiras Reynaga, and Diana Bustos RíosPart III: THE BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF CITIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND COMMUNITIES3.1. The Inhabitants of Monte Albán: A Bioarchaeological Approach Lourdes Márquez Morfín and Aurora Marcela Pérez-Flórez3.2. The Multiethnic Population of a Teotihuacan Neighborhood Center: Bioarchaeological, Archaeometric, and Ancient DNA AnalysesLinda R. Manzanilla-Naim3.3. The Community of Xcambó, a Classic-Period Maya Port in the Yucatan PeninsulaThelma Sierra Sosa, Allan Ortega-Muñoz, and Andrea Cucina3.4. Bioarchaeology in Copán, Honduras: Spearheading Maya Bioarchaeology Shintaro Suzuki and T. Douglas PricePart IV: THE BODY AS A CULTURAL CONSTRUCT4.1. The Bioarchaeology of Permanent Body Modifications in MesoamericaVera Tiesler4.2. Royal Bodies: The Life Histories of Janaab’ Pakal and The "Red Queen" of Palenque, Chiapas, MexicoErik Velásquez García and Vera Tiesler4.3. Archaeothanatology: A Body-Anchored Approach to Mesoamerican Mortuary AnalysesGrégory Pereira and Hemmamuthé Goudiaby 4.4. The Bioarchaeology of Ritualized Violence and Posthumous Treatments of the Human Body in MesoamericaJudith Ruiz González and Vera TieslerPart V: LIFE STYLE, DIET, AND HEALTH5.1. Mesoamerican Paleopathology: A Bioarchaeological Approach to Diseases From the PastRaúl López Pérez5.2. Living Conditions, Gender, and StatureMarie Elaine Danforth, Jaime Thomas, and Peter Mercier5.3. Geographic Variation in Mesoamerican Paleodiets: A Review of Recent Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic AnalysesVictoria S. R. Izzo, Lori E. Wright, and Alex CanterburyPart VI: POPULATION AND MOBILITY6.1. Population Continuity and Mobility Across MesoamericaCathy Willermet, Corey S. Ragsdale, and Heather J.H. Edgar6.2. Baseline Strontium Isotope Ratios in MesoamericaT. Douglas Price and Carolyn Freiwald6.3. The Paleo-DNA of Ancient Mesoamerican PeoplesVíctor Acuña Alonzo and Miguel Angel Contreras Sieck6.4. Population Structure, Fertility, and GrowthAllan Ortega Muñoz and Patricia Olga Hernández-Espinoza6.5. The Craniometry of Mesoamerican Population DistancesJorge A. Gómez-ValdésPart VII: BREAKING NEW GROUNDS IN METHODOLOGY7.1. 3D Digitization and Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains for Mesoamerican BioarchaeologyGabriel Wrobel7.2. Methods in Bioarchaeology: What’s New in Profiling an Individual Inside and OutCarolyn Freiwald, Jonathan Belanich, and Asta Rand7.3. Histomorphology of Un-Decalcified Bone in Mesoamerican BioarchaeologyCorey Maggiano and Isabel Maggiano 7.4. The Phenomenon of Mummification in Ancient MexicoJosefina Mansilla Lory and Ilán S. Leboreiro ReynaPart VIII: THE BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE THRESHOLDS OF MODERNITY: LEARNING FROM THE PAST TO MEET TODAY'S CHALLENGES8.1. The Bioarchaeology of Colonial New SpainJulie K. Wesp8.2. The Serdán Brothers: Reconstructing the Mortuary Trajectory of the Three Heroes of the Mexican RevolutionLuisa Mainou Cervantes and Jorge A. Gómez Valdés8.3. General Trends in Size in Maya Populations of the Yucatan Peninsula From the Preclassic to the 2010s: A Diachronic Perspective From Human EcologyHugo Azcorra, Saul Chay Vela, Oana del Castillo Chávez, and Federico Dickinson Bannack8.4. Making Research of Human Reference Collections Available to Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Julio Roberto Chi Keb, Antinea Menéndez Garmendia, Gabriela Sánchez-Mejorada, and Jorge Gómez-Valdés