Palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia : a century in review /: a century in review. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ryan Metcalfe, Jenefer Cockitt and Rosalie David.
• Editors: Metcalfe, Ryan; Cockitt, Jenefer; David, A. Rosalie (Ann Rosalie)
• Other Names: Archaeopress, publisher.
• Contents: Chapter 1: History of bioarchaeology: Sir Grafton Elliot Smith: Palaeopathology and the Archaeological Survey of Nubia (Rosalie David); Whose body? The human remains from the 1908-1909 season of the Archaeological Survey of Nubia (Jenefer A. Cockitt); The more things change? The archaeological work of Alfred Lucas (Ryan Metcalfe); Chapter 2: Palaeopathology: Harris lines, ill health during childhood, poor diet, emotional stress or normal growth patterns? (Abeer Eladany); An interesting example of a condylar fracture from ancient Nubia suggesting the possibility of early surgical intervention (Mervyn Harris, Tristan Lowe and Farah Ahmed); An overview of the evidence for tuberculosis from ancient Egypt (Lisa Sabbahy); Palaeopathology, disability and bodily impairments (Sonia Zakrzewski); Chapter 3: Dental palaeopathology: Dental infections in ancient Nubia (Roger J. Forshaw); A case of severe ankylosis of temporomandibular joint from New Kingdom necropolis (Saqqara, Egypt) (Ladislava Horáčková and Frank Rühli); Occlusal macrowear, antemortem tooth loss, and temporomandibular joint arthritis at Predynastic Naqada (Nancy C. Lovell); Chapter 4: Mummification: How to make a mummy: A late hieratic guide from Abusir (Jiří Janák and Renata Landgráfová); Studying mummies: Giving life to a dry subject (Michael R. Zimmerman); Chapter 5: Imaging in bioarchaeology: Microstructural analysis of a Predynastic iron meteorite bead (Diane Johnson, Monica M. Grady, Tristan Lowe and Joyce Tyldesley); Imaging and analysis of skeletal morphology: New tools and techniques (Norman MacLeod); Chapter 6: Digital resources: Mummies on rails (Ahmad Alam, Ian Dunlop, Robert Stevens, Andrew Brass, Jenefer Cockitt, Rosalie David and Ryan Metcalfe); Mummy website and database (Barbara Zimmerman, Sukeerthi Shaga, Pavitra Kaveri Ramnath, and Sai Phaneendra Vadapalli).
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Archaeopress
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 932; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Egypt; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Nubia; Paleopathology -- Egypt; Paleopathology -- Nubia; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology; Human remains (Archaeology); Paleopathology; Africa -- Nubia; Egypt; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1784910279; 9781784910273
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 15, 2016).
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