ABSTRACT
Bioarchaeology has developed into a distinctive discipline due in part to growth in interest in the role of human remains in understanding the history of the human condition. Previous generations of bioarchaeologists typically studied archaeological skeletons without ever having seen the context of recovery. Typically, the remains were excavated by an archaeologist and then transported to the laboratory, where a sole worker — the bioarchaeologist — studied them. Thus, collaborative research was limited to the interaction between the individual who excavated the skeletons and the individual who studied them. Oftentimes, the results of the investigation of the remains ended up in an obscure archaeological publication or report as an appendix.
