Joanna R. Sofaer’s scientific contributions

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The Body as Material Culture: A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology
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January 2006

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Joanna R. Sofaer

Skeletal remains are a vital source of evidence for archaeologists. Their interpretation has tended to take two divergent forms: the scientific and the humanistic. In this innovative study, Joanna Sofaer Derevenski argues that these approaches are unnecessarily polarized and that one should not be pursued without the other. Exploring key themes such as sex, gender, life cycle and diet, she argues that the body is both biological object and cultural site and is not easily detached from the objects, practices and landscapes that surround it.

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... Bioarchaeology, the study of human remains from archaeological contexts, has emphasized the body as a means to view into the past (Hosek et al., 2021). Sofaer's (2006), "The Body as Material Culture," marked a theoretical turn with many bioarchaeologists viewing the skeleton as a vessel for studying the intersection of biological, social, and historical processes (Chamoun, 2020;Hosek, 2019;Meskell, 2007;Novak, 2022;Novak & Warner-Smith, 2020b;Sofaer, 2006Sofaer, , 2011. The plasticity of the skeleton produces material evidence of lived experiences that reveal an accumulation over the life course (Gowland, 2017) and this materiality has largely formulated the primary source for bioarchaeological observations (Sofaer, 2006). ...

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Moments of Movement and Stillness for Senebtisi Since 1907
The Body as Material Culture: A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology
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Joanna R. Sofaer