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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811805803321

Autore

Weiss Elizabeth

Titolo

Bioarchaeological science : what we have learned from human skeletal remains / / Elizabeth Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-61209-854-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Human remains (Archaeology)

Human biology

Human remains (Archaeology) - Analysis

Bones - Analysis

Human skeleton - Analysis

Human ecology

Social ecology

Paleopathology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-137) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to bioarchaeology : history to present -- Bone biology and human osteology : basics to understanding osteological research -- Reconstructing activity patterns : making dead people move -- Health and disease : understanding morbidity from the skeleton -- Trauma : accidents, violence and surgery -- Cultural modification : aesthetics of the past -- Diet : foods of past populations -- Biological relationships : who is related to whom -- The future of bioarchaeology : where do we go from here -- Appendix: Skeletal anatomy.