Bioarchaeology Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton

Name: Bioarchaeology Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton
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ISBN: 9780521658348

ISBN-10: 0521658349

ISBN-13: 9780521658348

Edition: 1999

Authors: Clark Spencer Larsen, R. A. Foley, Nina Jablonski, Michael Little, C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor

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This is the first comprehensive synthesis of the emerging field of bioarchaeology. It emphasises research results and their interpretation, covering paleopathology, physiological stress, skeletal and dental growth and structure, and much more.

Book details

List price: $79.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/6/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 476
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English




Introduction



Stress and deprivation during the years of growth and development and adulthood



Exposure to infectious pathogens



Injury and violent death



Activity patterns



Articular and Muscular Modifications



Activity patterns



Structural Adaptation



Masticatory and nonmasticatory functions: craniofacial adaptations



Isotopic and elemental signatures of diet and nutrition



Historical dimensions of skeletal variation: tracking genetic relationships



Changes and challenges in bioarchaeology


References


Index