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Title

Biological anthropology of the human skeleton / edited by M. Anne Katzenberg, Shelley R. Saunders.

Publication

New York : Wiley, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

• Katzenberg, Mary Anne.
• Saunders, Shelley Rae.

Description

xxiii, 504 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

• "The biology of prehistoric and early historic peoples is studied largely through the analysis of hard tissue. Fascinating changes have occurred in the analysis of human skeletal and dental remains over the past few years for various reasons.
• Factors such as new technology, advances in the field of forensic anthropology, and heightened ethical concerns regarding the study of aboriginal peoples' remains where those people are no longer the dominant culture have emerged as significant themes for research and are examined in this comprehensive book.".
• "Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton covers a scope of major topics in human skeletal biology and will be an indispensable research guide to biological anthropologists, osteologists, paleoanthropologists, and archaeologists."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Human skeleton
• Human remains (Archaeology)
• Bones > Analysis
• Physical anthropology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Preface / M. Anne Katzenberg and Shelley R. Saunders -- Pt. I. Theory and Application in Studies of Past Peoples. 1. Bioarchaeological Ethics: A Historical Perspective on the Value of Human Remains / Phillip L. Walker. 2. Methodological Considerations in the Forensic Applications of Human Skeletal Biology / Douglas H. Ubelaker -- Pt. II. Morphological Analyses and Age Changes. 3. Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons / Christopher B. Ruff. 4. Dental Morphology: Techniques and Strategies / John T. Mayhall. 5. Subadult Skeletons and Growth-Related Studies / Shelley R. Saunders. 6. Reading Between the Lines: Dental Development and Subadult Age Assessment Using the Microstructural Growth Markers of Teeth / Charles M. FitzGerald and Jerome C. Rose. 7. Histomorphometry of Human Cortical Bone: Applications to Age Estimation / Alexander G. Robling and Sam D. Stout -- Pt. III. Prehistoric Health and Disease.
• 8. Paleopathological Description and Diagnosis / Nancy C. Lovell. 9. Dental Pathology / Simon Hillson. 10. Palaeohistology: Health and Disease / Susan Pfeiffer -- Pt. IV. Chemical and Genetic Analyses of Hard Tissues. 11. Stable Isotope Analysis: A Tool for Studying Past Diet, Demography, and Life History / M. Anne Katzenberg. 12. Trace Element Research in Anthropology: New Perspectives and Challenges / Mary K. Sandford and David S. Weaver. 13. Ancient DNA from Skeletal Remains / Anne C. Stone -- Pt. V. Quantitative Methods and Population Studies. 14. Metric Analysis of Skeletal Remains: Methods and Applications / Michael Pietrusewsky. 15. Building the Bases for Paleodemographic Analysis: Adult Age Determination / Mary Jackes. 16. Paleodemography / George R. Milner, James W. Wood and Jesper L. Boldsen.

ISBN

0471316164 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

99054718

OCLC

• ocm42733586
• SCSB-3864206

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries