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The Archaeology of American Medicine and Healthcare Ahmad ibn Fadlan and social status Addresses multipleExamining the dynamic histories of medical practice in the United States through the lens of historical archaeology In this book, Meredith Reifschneider synthesizes archaeological research on healthcare and medicine to show how practices in the United States have evolved since the nineteenth century. Tracing the areas of medical science and healthcare professionalization, alternative medicine, healthcare consumerism, and public health reform,