Jane E. Buikstra

Jane Ellen Buikstra
Born (1945-11-02) November 2, 1945 (age 79)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields
Thesis Hopewell in the Lower Illinois River Valley: A Regional Approach to the Study of Biological Variability and Mortuary Activity  (1972)

Jane Ellen Buikstra (born 1945) is an American anthropologist and bioarchaeologist.[1][2][3] Her 1977 article on the biological dimensions of archaeology coined and defined the field of bioarchaeology in the US as the application of biological anthropological methods to the study of archaeological problems.[4] Throughout her career, she has authored over 20 books and 150 articles.[5] Buikstra's current research focuses on an analysis of the Phaleron cemetery near Athens, Greece.[6][7]

  1. ^ Wayne, Tiffany (2011). American Women of Science Since 1900. Santa Barbara, C.A: ABC-CLIO. pp. 267–269. ISBN 978-1-59884-158-9.
  2. ^ Darnell, Regna (2002). Celebrating a Century of the American Anthropological Association: Presidential Portraits. Arlington, VA Lincoln: American Anthropological Association University of Nebraska Press. pp. 281–284. ISBN 978-0-8032-1720-1.
  3. ^ "Jane E. Buikstra". Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. ^ Killgrove, Kristina (2013-09-30). "Bioarchaeology". Anthropology. pp. 9780199766567–0121. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199766567-0121. ISBN 978-0-19-976656-7.
  5. ^ "Jane Buikstra". isearch.asu.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  6. ^ "An Archaeological Study of the Ancient Phaleron Cemetery near Athens Greece — Arizona State University". asu.pure.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  7. ^ Killgrove, Kristina (Mar 24, 2016). "Archaeologists To Study Shackled Skeletons From Ancient Greece To Understand Rise Of Athens". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-30.