Bones of the Ancestors
The Archaeology and Osteobiography of the Moatfield Ossuary
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of History
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2003
- Category
- Archaeology
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- ISBN
- 9781772821567
- Publish Date
- Jan 2003
- List Price
- $27.99
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Description
This book provides a rare glimpse of thirteenth century life and death in a southern Ontario Iroquoian community. The discovery in 1997 of an Iroquoian ossuary containing the remains of at least 87 people has given scientists a remarkably detailed demographic profile of the Moatfield people, as well as strong indicators of their health and diet.
About the authors
Ronald F. Williamson is the co-editor of Taming the Taxonomy: Towards a New Understanding of Great Lakes Archaeology and president and chief archaeologist, Archaeological Services Inc.