Human osteology. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tim D. White, Michael T. Black, Pieter A. Folkens.
• Other Names: White, Thomas D; Black, Michael T; Folkens, Pieter A
• Contents: Anatomical terminology -- Bone biology and variation -- Skull: cranium and mandible -- Teeth -- Hyoid and vertebrae -- Thorax: sternum and ribs -- Shoulder girdle: clavicle and scapula -- Arm: humerus, radius, and ulna -- Hand: carpals, metacarpals, & phalanges -- Pelvis: sacrum, coccyx, and os coxae -- Leg: femur, patella, tibia, and fibula -- Foot: tarsals, metatarsals, & phalanges -- Anatomical and biomechanical context -- Field procedures for skeletal remains -- Laboratory procedures and reporting -- Ethics in osteology -- Assessment of age, sex, stature, ancestry, and identity of the individual -- Osteological and dental pathology -- Postmortem skeletal modification -- The biology of skeletal populations: discrete traits, distance, diet, disease, and demography -- Molecular osteology -- Forensic case study--homicide: "We have the witnesses but no body" -- Forensic case study--child abuse, the skeletal perspective -- Archaeological case study--the bioarchaeology of the Stillwater Marsha, Nevada -- Archaeological case study--Anasazi remains from Cottonwood Canyon -- Paleontological case study--the Pit of the Bones -- Paleontological case study--"Ardi, " the Ardipithecus ramidus skeleton from Ethiopia -- Appendix 1: Imaging methodology -- Appendix 2: A decision tree ("key") approach to tooth identification -- Appendix 3: Online resources for human osteology.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 662 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 611/.71; Human skeleton; Bones; Human skeleton -- Pictorial works; Bones -- Pictorial works; Physical anthropology; Human remains (Archaeology); Forensic anthropology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; MEDICAL -- Anatomy; Bones; Forensic anthropology; Human remains (Archaeology); Human skeleton; Physical anthropology; Electronic books; Pictorial works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080920856; 0080920853
• Related ISBNs: 0123741343; 9780123741349
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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