The Bioarchaeology of Disaster: How Catastrophes Change Our Skeletons

Each case study provides the social, cultural, historical and ecological context of the disaster and then analyzes evidence of human and related remains in order to better understand the identities of victims, the means, processes, and extent of deaths and injuries.
The methods used by specialists to interpret evidence and disagreements among experts are also addressed.
It will be helpful in understanding the circumstances of a range of disasters and the multidisciplinary ways in which bioarcheologists employ empirical methods and analytic frameworks to interpret their impacts and consequences.