Osteoarchaeology, Biological Anthropology
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Past Bodies: Body-Centered Research in Archaeology [Paperback]
Dusan Boric (Author); John Robb (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781782975427
Published by : Oxbow Books
Archaeology often struggles in envisioning real people behind the world of material objects it studies. Even when dealing with skeletal remains archaeologists routinely reduce them to long lists of figures and attributes. Such a fragmentation o... .... Learn More -
Global Ancestors: Understanding the Shared Humanity of our Ancestors [Paperback]
Rebecca Redfern (Editor); Jelena Bekvalac (Editor); Heather Bonney (Editor); Margaret Clegg (Editor)
Regular Price: £32.00
Special Price: £5.95
ISBN: 9781842175330
Published by : Oxbow Books
Global Ancestors is a collection of papers which reflect on modern museological responses to the often complex and emotive relationship that people have with the ancestors and objects which they created. Set out in three broad themes, the... .... Learn More -
A Companion to Forensic Anthropology [Hardback]
Dennis Dirkmaat (Author)
Regular Price: £143.00
Special Price: £70.00
ISBN: 9781405191234
Published by : Wiley-Blackwell
In this new companion a wide range of international experts provide a comprehensive assessment of the field of forensic anthropology. The book shows how forensic professionals construct human skeletal biological profiles and explores important ... .... Learn More -
'He being dead yet speaketh' [Hardback]
Robin Brown (Author); Michael Henderson (Author); Adrian Miles (Author); Don Walker (Author); Brian Connell (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781907586156
Published by : MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Volume: 64
The latest in a series on post-medieval burial produced by MOLA, this volume reports on three non-Church of England burial grounds in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, excavated between 2004 and 2010. It looks at over 1350 burials of Baptist... .... Learn More -
The Social Archaeology of Funerary Remains [Paperback]
Rebecca Gowland (Author); Christopher Knusel (Author)
£40.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781842173657
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology
Volume: 1
Human bones form the most direct link to understanding how people lived in the past, who they were and where they came from. The interpretative value of human skeletal remains (within their burial context) in terms of past social identity and o... .... Learn More -
Humanity's Burden: A Global History of Malaria [Paperback]
James L.A. Webb (Author)
Regular Price: £20.99
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ISBN: 9780521670128
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Humanity's Burden provides a panoramic overview of the history of malaria. It traces the long arc of malaria out of tropical Africa into Eurasia, its transfer to the Americas during the early years of the Columbian exchange, and its retraction fro... .... Learn More -
New Directions in the Skeletal Biology of Greece [Paperback]
Lynne A. Schepartz (Editor); Sherry C. Fox (Editor); Chryssi Bourbou (Editor)
£65.00ISBN: 9780876615430
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Hesperia Supplement
Volume: 43
Physical anthropology, the study of human skeletal remains, has assumed an increasingly important role in the archaeology of Greece over the past 30 years, both in the field and in interpretive research. In addition to including stimulating case s... .... Learn More -
Vitamin C for prevention of CRPS-I in traumatology and orthopaedic surgery [Paperback]
Paul E. Zollinger (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9789088900099
Published by : Sidestone Press
Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I), formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, can occur after a trauma to an arm or leg. CRPS is frequently seen after wrist fractures. The diagnosis of CRPS is based on clinical signs and sympt... .... Learn More -
Teeth Tell Tales [Paperback]
Hayley L. Mickleburgh (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9789088900075
Published by : Sidestone Press
Similar to the osteological study of prehistoric human remains, the study of human dental wear has been proven to afford a wealth of information on human cultural practices. This study is aimed at recording and understanding the dental wear pat... .... Learn More -
The Latin Alexander Trallianus: The Text and Transmission of a Late Latin Medical Book [Paperback]
D. R. Langslow (Author)
Regular Price: £65.00
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ISBN: 9780907764328
Published by : Roman Society Publications
Series: JRS Monograph
Volume: 10
The present work offers an extensive introduction to the text and transmission of the ancient Latin version of the medical works "Therapeutica" and "On Fevers" of the great sixth-century Greek doctor Alexander of Tralles. The importance of the ... .... Learn More
