Abstract
Theoretical developments in sociocultural anthropology have transformed the study of kinship. Here, we review these theoretical developments, consider their influence on bioarchaeological kinship research, and propose an alternative framework for studying relatedness in antiquity. We find that broader, more flexible conceptions of relatedness have grown increasingly prevalent in 21st-century bioarchaeology, but kinship research largely continues to emphasize methodological improvement and identification of biological kin in archaeological contexts. By approaching kinship as a multiscalar dimension of social identity, bioarchaeologists can leverage complex conceptions of relatedness with diverse types of data to gain nuanced perspectives on family-based social organization in the past.
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We thank the Co-Editors, the Technical Editor, and the six anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments that improved the quality of the manuscript. We would like to thank Jane Buikstra and Christopher Stojanowski for their insights and encouragement throughout all phases of this research. We are also grateful to the participants in the symposium “Bioarchaeological Approaches to Kinship: Bridging Biology, Social Relatedness, and Theory” at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Austin, Texas. Their research was thought provoking and inspired us to further pursue this topic. Thanks especially to Jane Buikstra and Brad Ensor, who kindly served as symposium discussants and provided critical feedback that helped us frame this review. Financial support was provided by the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and the Graduate and Professional Student Association, Arizona State University, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship No. 2011121784 awarded to Kathleen Paul, and the National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant No. 1441894 awarded to Kent Johnson.
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Johnson, K.M., Paul, K.S. Bioarchaeology and Kinship: Integrating Theory, Social Relatedness, and Biology in Ancient Family Research. J Archaeol Res 24, 75–123 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-015-9086-z
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