Biological Sciences

ISBN: 9780674996793
Published by : Harvard University Press
New to the Loeb Classical Library is Method of Medicine, a systematic and comprehensive account of the principles of treating injury and disease and one of Galen's greatest and most influential works. Enlivening the detailed case studies are ma... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308463
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study presents a statistical analysis of the Egyptian medical text Papyrus Ebers, with the aim of identifying and analysing patterns in prescriptions. In this way the author is able to point to some of the principles and systems at work in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781598744835
Published by : Left Coast Press
In this pathbreaking book Loretta Cormier integrates a wide range of data from molecular biology, ethnoprimatology, epidemiology, ecology, anthropology, and other fields to reveal the intimate relationships between culture and environment that ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174449
Published by : Oxbow Books
The killing and burial of animals in ritualistic contexts is encountered across Europe from Prehistory through to the historical period. This volume presents the state of research across Europe to illustrate how comparable interpretative frame... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789609979900
Published by : Mistra Estates
This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a visually stunning visit to the countryside around the Byzantine town of Mistra, Greece. It contains a series of exquisite photographs and illustrations of the many varieties of flower that ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174364
Published by : Oxbow Books
The past decade has witnessed a remarkable momentum in the advancement of archaeomalacological research but there is still a lot of room for progress. These ten papers are the second published proceedings of the archaeomalacology sessions organ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842179970
Published by : Oxbow Books
This book examines how the study of human-animal relations can help us interpret archaeological evidence. An international range of contributors examines fishing, hunting and husbandry, slaughtering and butchering, ceremonial and ritual practic... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905119370
Published by : Windgather Press
The Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a fashionable resort". Today the Garden is all but forgotten and only... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088900518
Published by : Sidestone Press
This richly illustrated book contains 24 scientific articles on plants and molluscs written by 38 colleagues and former students of Wim Kuijper. The majority of these articles deal with one or a few species found on archaeological excavations, ... .... Learn More