Reconstruction of Life from the Skeleton

Contents

Reconstruction of Life from the Skeleton: An Introduction (M. Iscan & K. Kennedy). Assessment of Growth and Age in the Immature Skeleton (F. Johnston & L. Zimmer). Osteological Manifestations of Age in the Adult (M. Iscan & S. Loth). Histomorphometric Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains (S. Stout). Determination of Sex and Race: Accuracy and Assumptions (L. Hoyme & M. Iscan). Nonmetric Skeletal Variation (S. Saunders). Congenital Abnormalities in Skeletal Populations (S. Turkel). Skeletal Markers of Occupational Stress (K. Kennedy). Trauma (C. Merbs). Infectious Disease (M. Kelley). Nutritional Deficiency Diseases: A Survey of Scurvy, Rickets, and Iron-Deficiency Anemia (P. Stuart-Macadam). Stable Isotope Analysis of Prehistoric Diet (W. Keegan). Chemical Analysis of Skeletal Remains (A. Aufderheide). Dental Paleopathology: Methods for Reconstructing Dietary Patterns (J. Lukacs). Osteobiography: A Maya Example (F. Saul & J. Saul). Index.

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