LEADER 05627nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910464982803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-59447-1 010 $a9786613906922 010 $a0-12-385190-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000092967 035 $a(EBL)1021174 035 $a(OCoLC)815973368 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000739072 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12238138 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739072 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10687657 035 $a(PQKB)11116553 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1021174 035 $a(PPN)182130908 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1021174 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10599025 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390692 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000092967 100 $a20120927h20122013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aResearch methods in human skeletal biology$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Elizabeth DiGangi, Megan Moore 210 $aBoston, MA $cAcademic Press ;$aAmsterdam $cElsevier$d2012, c2013 215 $a1 online resource (573 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-385189-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Dedication; Research Methods in Human Skeletal Biology; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Part IIntroduction to Researchin Skeletal Biology; Chapter 1 - Introduction to Skeletal Biology; GOALS OF THIS TEXTBOOK; WHY STUDY THE HUMAN SKELETON?; A CONCISE (AND ABRIDGED) OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF THEMES IN PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY RELEVANT TO HUMAN SKELETAL BIOLOGY; FORMAT OF THIS BOOK; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; FINAL THOUGHTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter2 - Application of the Scientific Method to Skeletal Biology 327 $aINTRODUCTION TO SCIENCETHE SCIENTIFIC METHOD; DEVELOPING A RESEARCH QUESTION: HOW TO THINK OF AND DEVELOP IDEAS; PROJECT LOGISTICS; CASE STUDY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISSERTATION TOPIC; FINAL THOUGHTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; RECOMMENDED READING; Part IIResearch on Aspects of the Biological Profile; Chapter3 - Age-at-Death Estimation; INTRODUCTION; SUBADULT AGE-AT-DEATH ESTIMATION; STATISTICS AND ADULT AGE-AT-DEATH ESTIMATION; ADULT AGE-AT-DEATH ESTIMATION; CASE STUDY: BAYESIAN THEORY APPLIED TO THE MULTIFACTORIAL AGE INDICATOR PROBLEM; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES 327 $aChapter4 - Sex Estimation and AssessmentINTRODUCTION; SEX ASSESSMENT VERSUS SEX ESTIMATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM: INTRINSIC VERSUS EXTRINSIC FACTORS; SEX ASSESSMENT; METRIC SEX ESTIMATION; PROBLEMATIC AREAS OF SEX ESTIMATION; CASE STUDY: DEVELOPING POPULATION-SPECIFIC SEXING STANDARDS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter5 - Ancestry Estimation; INTRODUCTION; (BRIEF) HISTORY OF RACE CONCEPT; HRDLIC?KA, HOOTON, AND BOAS: THREE KEY FIGURES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE; SCIENTIFIC RACISM; MODERN THOUGHT ABOUT ANCESTRY; ANCESTRY AND FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; STATISTICAL APPROACHES 327 $aCASE STUDY: ASSESSING ANCESTRY FOR AN UNKNOWNFINAL THOUGHTS: THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH IN ANCESTRY ESTIMATION AND HUMAN VARIATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL READINGS AND VIEWINGS; Chapter6 - Stature Estimation; INTRODUCTION; METHODS IN STATURE ESTIMATION: THEN AND NOW; PROBLEMS WITH STATURE ESTIMATION; CASE STUDIES: STATURE ESTIMATION; FUTURE RESEARCH IN STATURE ESTIMATION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter7 - Paleopathology; INTRODUCTION; SKELETAL STRESS MARKERS OF BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE; IDENTIFYING A PATHOLOGY; HOW TO COLLECT PATHOLOGICAL DATA 327 $aTHE PHOTO KIT AND PHOTOGRAPHS/OTHER IMAGESCHOOSING A COLLECTION: NOT IN A VACUUM; PALEOPATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION AS A PROBLEM-SOLVING TOOL; CONCLUSION: PALEOPATHOLOGY AS AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL; REFERENCES; Chapter8 - Investigation of Skeletal Trauma; INTRODUCTION; BASIC CONCEPTS IN BONE TRAUMA; TYPES OF TRAUMA IN THE HUMAN SKELETON; NEW THINKING: SKELETAL TRAUMA AS A CONTINUUM; SKELETAL TRAUMA AS A COMPONENT OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH; CASE-BASED ANALYSIS; CASE STUDY: INVESTIGATION OF FRACTURE PATTERNS IN CHILD ABUSE USING A CASE-BASED APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL SKELETAL TRAUMA RESEARCH 327 $aCASE STUDY: EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH INTO CRANIAL BASE FRACTURES 330 $aResearch Methods in Human Skeletal Biology will serve as the one location readers can go to not only learn how to conduct research in general, but how research is specifically conducted within human skeletal biology. 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