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

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Author / Creator:Weiss, Elizabeth.
Imprint:New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.
Description:152 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7849353
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ISBN:9781608761098 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1608761096 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 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?
  • Index