The biological anthropology of the human skeleton. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: M. Anne Katzenberg and Anne L. Grauer.
• Authors: Katzenberg, Mary Anne; Grauer, Anne L, 1958-
• Contents: Preface to the third edition xi Preface to the first edition xiii Notes on contributors xix PART I THEORY AND APPLICATION IN STUDIES OF PAST PEOPLES 1 1 Bioarchaeological Ethics: Perspectives on the Use and Value of Human Remains in Scientific Research 3 ; Patricia M. Lambert and Phillip L. Walker (deceased) 2 Forensic Anthropology: Methodology and Applications 43 ; Douglas H. Ubelaker 3 Taphonomy and the Nature of Archaeological Assemblages 73 ; Ann L.W. Stodder PART II MORPHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSES 117 4 Children in Bioarchaeology: Methods and Interpretations 119 ; Mary E. Lewis 5 Histomorphometry of Human Cortical Bone: Applications to Age Estimation 145 ; Timothy P. Gocha, Alexander G. Robling, and Sam D. Stout 6 Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons 189 ; Christopher B. Ruff 7 Incremental Structures in Teeth: Keys to Unlocking and Understanding Dental Growth and Development 225 ; Daniel Antoine, Charles M. FitzGerald, and Jerome C. Rose 8 Dental Morphology 257; Richard Scott and Marin A. Pilloud PART III PREHISTORIC HEALTH AND DISEASE 293 9 Dental Pathology 295 ; Simon Hillson 10 Analysis and Interpretation of Trauma in Skeletal Remains 335 ; Nancy C. Lovell and Anne L. Grauer 11 Understanding Bone Aging, Loss, and Osteoporosis in the Past 385 ; Sabrina C. Agarwal 12 Infectious and Metabolic Diseases: A Synergistic Relationship 415 ; Charlotte A. Roberts and Megan Brickley 13 Paleopathology: From Bones to Social Behavior 447 ; Anne L. Grauer PART IV CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSES OF HARD TISSUES 467 14 Stable Isotope Analysis: A Tool for Studying Past Diet, Demography, and Life History 469 ; M. Anne Katzenberg and Andrea L. Waters‐Rist 15 Strontium Isotopes and the Chemistry of Bones and Teeth 505 ; James Burton and M. Anne Katzenberg 16 Ancient DNA Analysis of Archaeological Remains 515 ; Maria A. Nieves‐Colón and Anne C. Stone PART V QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND POPULATION STUDIES 545 17 Traditional Morphometrics and Biological Distance: Methods and an Example 547 ; Michael Pietrusewsky 18 Paleodemography: Problems, Progress, and Potential 593 ; George R. Milner, James W. Wood, and Jesper L. Boldsen Index 635
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 599.94; Human remains (Archaeology); Physical anthropology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119151630
• Related ISBNs: 9781119151661; 9781119151623
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