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Survival with Severe Disability: A Case of Long-Term Care in Neolithic Vietnam (Case Study 1)

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Chapter 8 reports the case of a young male, Man Bac Burial 9 (M9) from a hunter-gatherer Neolithic Vietnam who survived for around a decade with quadriplegia. It discusses the likely impact of disability, the nature of the care required, and what the provision of this care, and its success in prolonging M9’s life beyond all expectation, may reveal about the contemporary society and the characteristics of the individual himself. Because this case study is the first worked-through example of the bioarchaeology of care methodology’s application presented in this book, the chapter provides a more detailed, step-by-step description of the procedures involved than would normally appear in a published report.

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Tilley, L. (2015). Survival with Severe Disability: A Case of Long-Term Care in Neolithic Vietnam (Case Study 1). In: Theory and Practice in the Bioarchaeology of Care. Bioarchaeology and Social Theory. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18860-7_8

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