Introduction to Bioarchaeology and the Study of Frontiers
Document Type
Book Section
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Publication Title
Bioarchaeology of Frontiers and Borderlands
Publisher
University Florida Press
First page number:
1
Last page number:
10
Abstract
Frontiers, territorial borders, and the process of boundary making are important aspects of the natural history of the human species, since human consciousness and social organization are deeply influenced by territoriality (Anderson 1996, 189). Borders and frontiers are means through which humans assign meaning to their existence, as these delimitations connect and relate people to one another as being part of something special because it is separate (Williams 2006, 119). Territorial borders are an integral part of the way human societies work. They are fundamental contributors to our sense of belonging and our sense of place in the world; they...
Keywords
Bioarchaeology; Frontiers; Territorial borders; Boundary making; Human societies
Disciplines
Anthropology | Archaeological Anthropology | Biological and Physical Anthropology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Language
English
Repository Citation
Tica, C. I.,
Martin, D. L.
(2019).
Introduction to Bioarchaeology and the Study of Frontiers.
Bioarchaeology of Frontiers and Borderlands
1-10.
University Florida Press.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvx0720b.6