Osteoarchaeology, Biological Anthropology

ISBN: 9783896466204
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
Ten essays which demonstrate the huge insights which can be gained from the study of skeletal remains, both human and animal. They are divided into two sections - anthropological and archaeozoological. Subjects include the evolution of health i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521825801
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This is the first book to examine directly the biology and lives of the people of South East Asia. Bringing togetehr the most active researchers in late Pleistcene/Holocene Southeast Asian human osteology, the book deals with two major approach... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521120654
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This is the first book to examine directly the biology and lives of the people of South East Asia. Bringing togetehr the most active researchers in late Pleistcene/Holocene Southeast Asian human osteology, the book deals with two major approach... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521818223
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Archaeological bodies are studied through two contrasting perspectives that sit on different sides of a disciplinary divide. On one hand lie science-based osteological approaches. On the other lie understandings derived from recent development ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521521468
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Archaeological bodies are studied through two contrasting perspectives that sit on different sides of a disciplinary divide. On one hand lie science-based osteological approaches. On the other lie understandings derived from recent development ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300113228
Published by : Yale University Press
Oxbow says: Methods of controlling pain, whether treating a headache, or in anticipation of surgery, are taken for granted in modern life. Thomas Dormandy, a chemical pathologist, examines how we got to where we are today in his cultural histor... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199212798
Published by : Oxford University Press
Oxbow says: The long journey of the medical profession from ancient times to the present day has not been a long continuum of improvements in making people better. As well as discoveries and innovations, there have been obstacles, resistance an... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521819312
Published by : Cambridge University Press
A comprehensive study of the microevolution of Caribbean populations of African descent, this book reviews the conditions endured by the slaves during their passage and in the plantations and how these conditions may have affected their own hea... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521121873
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This is the first book entirely devoted to the study of children's skeletons from archaeological and forensic contexts. It outlines the methods used to age and sex their remains and covers issues such as infanticide, physical abuse, trauma, die... .... Learn More