Abstract
This review explores the past two decades of research on ancient Maya skeletons. The focus is on how this work has contributed to our understanding of health, diet, social change, inequality, migration and mobility, war, violence, and ritual practice, with special attention given to recent methodological developments and debates in the bioarchaeology of the Maya. This review essay highlights the most recent findings in the bioarchaeology of the Maya and how those results were achieved. The essay concludes with suggestions for future research and highlights areas of potential collaboration that have been underutilized to address broader anthropological questions.
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I would like to thank the editors of Journal of Archaeological Research for the opportunity to write this synthetic view of Maya bioarchaeology. Gary Feinman, Stephen Houston, and seven anonymous reviewers offered constructive feedback that greatly improved the quality of this article. All errors and omissions are mine.
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Scherer, A.K. Bioarchaeology and the Skeletons of the Pre-Columbian Maya. J Archaeol Res 25, 133–184 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-016-9098-3
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Keywords
- Maya
- Demography
- Health
- Diet
- Mobility
- Embodiment
- Violence
- Ritual practice