Bioarchaeological science : what we have learned from human skeletal remains / / Elizabeth Weiss
| Bioarchaeological science : what we have learned from human skeletal remains / / Elizabeth Weiss |
| Autore | Weiss Elizabeth |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 930.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human remains (Archaeology)
Human biology Human remains (Archaeology) - Analysis Bones - Analysis Human skeleton - Analysis Human ecology Social ecology Paleopathology |
| ISBN | 1-61209-854-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910954839803321 |
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Reburying the past : the effects of repatriation and reburial on scientific inquiry / / Elizabeth Weiss
| Reburying the past : the effects of repatriation and reburial on scientific inquiry / / Elizabeth Weiss |
| Autore | Weiss Elizabeth |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (137 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
| Disciplina | 930.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human remains (Archaeology) - Repatriation
Archaeology - Moral and ethical aspects Archaeology - Law and legislation Archaeology - Political aspects |
| ISBN | 1-60876-315-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why study human remains? Anthropologists as the good guys NAGPRA State laws Global repatriation and reburial laws Repatriation and reburial : a religious issue Repatriation and reburial effects on scientific inquiry Ethical dilemmas Future of the study of human remains |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964759103321 |
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| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 | ||
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