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Page 1: PRACTICE - cambridge.org€¦ · Gerry Wait, Triskelion Heritage, UK John R. Welch, Simon Fraser University and Archaeology Southwest, Canada and USA On the Cover: Laboratory inside

VOLUME 7 ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2019

SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY

ADVANCES IN

PRACTICEARCHAEOLOGICAL

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Volume 7, No. 1 ■ February 2019

SPECIAL ISSUE: THE PRACTICE AND ETHICS OF SKELETAL CONSERVATION

Guest Editors: Carolyn Freiwald and Katherine A. Miller Wolf

EDITORIAL

1–2 ForewordJane E. Buikstra

ARTICLES

3–9 Considering Conservation of Human Skeletal Remains in Archaeological ContextsCarolyn Freiwald and Katherine A. Miller Wolf

10–22 Excavation and Curation Strategies for Complex Burials in Tropical EnvironmentsCarolyn Freiwald

23–29 Field Conservation of Skeletal Remains: Stabilization Treatment Techniques and Implications forFuture AnalysisHarriet F. Beaubien

30–39 Curating Large Skeletal Collections: An Example from the Ancient Maya Site of Copán, HondurasKatherine A. Miller Wolf

40–46 When Provenience Is Lost: Achievements and Challenges in Preserving the Historical St. John’s,Belize, Skeletal CollectionHannah Plumer-Moodie, Carlos Quiroz, Katherine A. Miller Wolf, and Yasser Musa

47–54 Digital Modeling for BioarchaeologistsGabriel D. Wrobel, Jack A. Biggs, and Amy L. Hair

HOW-TO

55–59 The Challenges of Dealing with Human Remains in Cultural Resource ManagementPatricia Powless and Carolyn Freiwald

60–67 Bioarchaeological Practice and the Curation of Human Skeletal Remains in a Greek Context: ThePhaleron CemeteryEleni-Anna Prevedorou and Jane E. Buikstra

68–76 Excavation and Conservation Recommendations in Handling Human Skeletal Remains: Case Studiesfrom Desert Oases, Cave Shelters, and Permafrost in China and MongoliaChristine Lee

77–86 Advances in Documentation of Commingled and Fragmentary RemainsAnna J. Osterholtz

87–96 Implementing Photogrammetry in Three Bioarchaeological Contexts: Steps for In-FieldDocumentationAnna C. Novotny

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DIGITAL REVIEW

97–105 Databases for Specialized Audiences: An Exploration of Online Access to the Nontextual Featuresof Greek New Testament ManuscriptsMarina Toumpouri

Copyright © 2019 by the Society for American Archaeology. All Rights Reserved.

ISSN 2326-3768

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EDITOR: SARAH A. HERR, Desert Archaeology, Inc., 3975 N. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716; phone: 520-881-2244;[email protected]

EDITOR: CHRISTINA B. RIETH, New York State Museum, Division of Research and Collections, Cultural Education Center3118, Albany, NY 12230; [email protected]

EDITOR: SJOERD VAN DER LINDE, Studio Louter, Lutmastraat 191e, 1074 TV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; phone:+31206702044; [email protected]

DIGITAL REVIEWS EDITOR: SARA PERRY, Department of Archaeology, University of York, The King’s Manor, York, YO17EP, United Kingdom; phone: (44) 1904 323907; [email protected]

MANAGING EDITOR: MARNIE COLTON, Society for American Archaeology, 1111 14th Street NW, Suite 800,Washington, DC 20005; phone: 202-559-5750; [email protected]

EDITORIAL BOARD

Kimball Banks, Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., USAS. Terry Childs, U.S. Department of the Interior, USARobert Connolly, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USALynne Goldstein, Michigan State University, USAGaygysyz Joraev, University College London, Institute of Archaeology,

UKDavid Killick, University of Arizona, USAIan Lilley, University of Queensland, AustraliaDorothy T. Lippert, Smithsonian Institution, USAOwen Lindauer, Federal Highway Administration, USACésar Méndez Melgar, Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la

Patagonia, Chile

Tomás Mendizábal, Independent Consultant, PanamaWilliam Moss, Ville de Quebec, CanadaWinston F. Phulgence, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Saint

LuciaSeetha Reddy, Reddy Anthropology Consulting, USATorben Rick, Smithsonian Institution, USAMiriam Stark, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, USAJason Ur, Harvard University, USAMonique van den Dries, Leiden University, NetherlandsGerry Wait, Triskelion Heritage, UKJohn R. Welch, Simon Fraser University and Archaeology Southwest,

Canada and USA

On the Cover: Laboratory inside a traditional Mongolian nomadic ger. Notice the yoghurt beside the students studyingdental anthropology. Photo by Christine Lee. From “Excavation and Conservation Recommendations in Handling HumanSkeletal Remains: Case Studies from Desert Oases, Cave Shelters, and Permafrost in China and Mongolia” by ChristineLee, p. 72.

Advances in Archaeological Practice is a quarterly, full-color, digital journal devoted to sharing creative solutions to challenges in thepractice of archaeology globally. The journal is available as a benefit of membership in the SAA or by subscription.

Copyright © 2019 by the Society for American Archaeology. All Rights Reserved.ISSN 2326-3768