Osteoarchaeology: A Guide to the Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Remains covers the identification of bones and teeth, taphonomy, sex, ancestry assessment, age estimation, the analysis of biodistances, growth patterns and activity markers, and paleopathology.
The book aims to familiarize the reader with the main applications of osteoarchaeology and provide the necessary knowledge required for the implementation of a broad range of osteological methods. It is ideal as a complement to existing textbooks used in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses on osteoarchaeology, human osteology, and, to some extent, forensic anthropology.
Pedagogical features include ample illustrations, case study material, revision exercises, and a glossary. Additional features comprise macros that facilitate data processing and analysis, as well as an extensive chapter on applied statistics.
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1. The Human Skeleton 2. Taphonomy 3. Sex and Ancestry Assessment 4. Age Estimation 5. Biological Distance 6. Growth Patterns 7. Activity Patterns 8. Pathological Conditions 9. Statistical Methods in Human Osteology
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A comprehensive text for osteoarchaeologists and bioarchaeologists comprising methods on the study of human skeletal remains
A comprehensive text for osteoarchaeologists and bioarchaeologists comprising methods on the study of human skeletal remains
2018 PROSE Awards - Honorable Mention, Textbook/Social Services: Association of American Publishers
Contains coverage of nearly every aspect of human osteological macroscopic analysis
Presents detailed descriptions of the application of different methods
Includes a variety of online resources, including macros designed by the author for the calculation of the number of individuals in commingled assemblages, processing cranial landmarks and nonmetric traits, and more
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780128040218
Publisert
2017-03-17
Utgiver
Vendor
Academic Press Inc
Vekt
1520 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
462
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