The Bioarchaeology of Oaxaca: Talking with the Dead from Southern Mexico

Bioarchaeological research has become one of the main subdisciplines, either in archaeology or in biological anthropology that has contributed to the information of ancient society through the study of human remains applying different theories and methods. Bioarchaeological research has focused on both individuals (osteobiographies) and populations. From its origin, bioarchaeology has positioned itself in diverse topics such as gender, identity, violence, ethnicity, and so on in different geographic areas. The main aim of this symposium is to put together diverse topics from bioarchaeological specialists who have been working in the area of Oaxaca, Southern México, among groups such as the Zapotecs, Mixtecs and the Chontal people as an example. This symposium is the first academic forum either in the US, Mexico, or in other countries to invite and concentrate a variety of Mexican and foreign researchers to present, share, discuss and enrich the bioarchaeology of Oaxaca.