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| Preface to the Third Edition | |
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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Anatomical Terminology | |
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| Bone Biology and Variation | |
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| Skull: Cranium and Mandible | |
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| Teeth | |
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| Hyoid and Vertebrae | |
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| Thorax: Sternum and Ribs | |
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| Shoulder Girdle: Clavicle and Scapula | |
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| Arm: Humerus, Radius, and Ulna | |
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| Hand: Carpals, Metacarpals, and Phalanges | |
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| Pelvis: Sacrum, Coccyx, and Os Coxae | |
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| Leg: Femur, Patella, Tibia, and Fibula | |
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| Foot: Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges | |
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| Anatomical and Biomechanical Context | |
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| Field Procedures for Skeletal Remains | |
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| Laboratory Procedures and Reporting | |
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| Ethics in Osteology | |
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| Assessment of Age, Sex, Stature, Ancestry, and Identity of the Individual | |
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| Osteological and Dental Pathology | |
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| Postmortem Skeletal Modification | |
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| The Biology of Skeletal Populations: Discrete Traits, Distance, Diet, Disease, and Demography | |
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| Molecular Osteology | |
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| Forensic Case Study-Homicide: "We have the Witnesses but No Bodyï¿½Ç | |
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| Forensic Case Study-Child Abuse, the Skeletal Perspective | |
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| Archeological Case Study-The Bioarcheology of the Stillwater Marsh, Nevada | |
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| Archeological Case Study-Anasazi Remains from Cottonwood Canyon | |
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| Paleontological Case Study-The Pit of the Bones | |
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| Paleontological Case Study: "Ardi,ï¿½Ç the Ardipithecus ramidus Skeleton from Ethiopia | |
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| Imaging Methodology | |
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| A Decision Tree ("Keyï¿½Ç ) Approach to Tooth Identification | |
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| Online Resources for Human Osteology | |