Body Matters: Exploring the Materiality of the Human Body (Materialities in Anthropology and Archaeology) - Softcover

 
9781786834157: Body Matters: Exploring the Materiality of the Human Body (Materialities in Anthropology and Archaeology)

Inhaltsangabe

Adopting a novel cross-disciplinary approach, this book demonstrates the value of understanding human bodies as fundamentally influenced and affected by the other materials available in diverse landscapes. Using a rich mix of ethnographic, archaeological and historical examples, it explores the creative roles materials have taken in shaping past and present people’s bodies.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Luci Attala is senior lecturer in Anthropology at UWTSD, Senior Fellow HEA, Green Gown Award winner for her work on sustainability, and was recipient of the UN Gold Star Award for work in Kenya. Louise Steel is reader in mediterranean archaeology at UWTSD, Senior Fellow HEA, and has directed archaeological fieldwork in Cyprus and Gaza.

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