The Archaeology of Human Bones.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781351696029
- 930.102
- GN51 .M397 2021
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of plates -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The nature of bones and teeth -- 2. The nature of the burial record -- 3. Archaeological fieldwork on burial grounds -- 4. The assessment of age and sex -- 5. Metric variation in the skull -- 6. Metric variation in the post-cranial skeleton -- 7. Non-metric variation -- 8. Bone disease -- 9. Dental disease -- 10. Traces of injury on the skeleton -- 11. Stable isotope analysis -- 12. DNA analysis -- 13. Cremated bone -- 14. Ethics and human remains -- Bibliography -- Index.
The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones and teeth and the nature of the burial record.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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