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An Indispensable Resource on Advanced Methods of Analysis of Human Skeletal and Dental Remains in Archaeological and Forensic Contexts

Now in its third edition, Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton has become a key reference for bioarchaeologists, human osteologists, and paleopathologists throughout the world. It builds upon basic skills to provide the foundation for advanced scientific analyses of human skeletal remains in cultural, archaeological, and theoretical contexts.

This new edition features updated coverage of topics including histomorphometry, dental morphology, stable isotope methods, and ancient DNA, as well as a number of new chapters on paleopathology. It also covers bioarchaeological ethics, taphonomy and the nature of archaeological assemblages, biomechanical analyses of archaeological human skeletons, and more.

  • Fully updated and revised with new material written by leading researchers in the field
  • Includes

    Table of Contents

    Preface to the third edition xi

    Preface to the first edition xiii

    Notes on contributors xix

    PART I THEORY AND APPLICATION IN STUDIES OF PAST PEOPLES 1

    1 Bioarchaeological Ethics: Perspectives on the Use and Value of Human Remains in Scientific Research 3
    Patricia M. Lambert and Phillip L. Walker (deceased)

    2 Forensic Anthropology: Methodology and Applications 43
    Douglas H. Ubelaker

    3 Taphonomy and the Nature of Archaeological Assemblages 73
    Ann L.W. Stodder

    PART II MORPHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSES 117

    4 Children in Bioarchaeology: Methods and Interpretations 119
    Mary E. Lewis

    5 Histomorphometry of Human Cortical Bone: Applications to Age Estimation 145
    Timothy P. Gocha, Alexander G. Robling, and Sam D. Stout

    6 Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons 189
    Christopher B. Ruff

    7 Incremental Structures in Teeth: Keys to Unlocking and Understanding Dental Growth and Development 225
    Daniel Antoine, Charles M. FitzGerald, and Jerome C. Rose

    8 Dental Morphology 257
    Richard Scott and Marin A. Pilloud

    PART III PREHISTORIC HEALTH AND DISEASE 293

    9 Dental Pathology 295
    Simon Hillson

    10 Analysis and Interpretation of Trauma in Skeletal Remains 335
    Nancy C. Lovell and Anne L. Grauer

    11 Understanding Bone Aging, Loss, and Osteoporosis in the Past 385
    Sabrina C. Agarwal

    12 Infectious and Metabolic Diseases: A Synergistic Relationship 415
    Charlotte A. Roberts and Megan Brickley

    13 Paleopathology: From Bones to Social Behavior 447
    Anne L. Grauer

    PART IV CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSES OF HARD TISSUES 467

    14 Stable Isotope Analysis: A Tool for Studying Past Diet, Demography, and Life History 469
    M. Anne Katzenberg and Andrea L. Waters‐Rist

    15 Strontium Isotopes and the Chemistry of Bones and Teeth 505
    James Burton and M. Anne Katzenberg

    16 Ancient DNA Analysis of Archaeological Remains 515
    Maria A. Nieves‐Colón and Anne C. Stone

    PART V QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND POPULATION STUDIES 545

    17 Traditional Morphometrics and Biological Distance: Methods and an Example 547
    Michael Pietrusewsky

    18 Paleodemography: Problems, Progress, and Potential 593
    George R. Milner, James W. Wood, and Jesper L. Boldsen

    Index 635

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 26/10/2018
      ISBN13: 9781119151616, 978-1119151616
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An Indispensable Resource on Advanced Methods of Analysis of Human Skeletal and Dental Remains in Archaeological and Forensic Contexts

      Now in its third edition, Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton has become a key reference for bioarchaeologists, human osteologists, and paleopathologists throughout the world. It builds upon basic skills to provide the foundation for advanced scientific analyses of human skeletal remains in cultural, archaeological, and theoretical contexts.

      This new edition features updated coverage of topics including histomorphometry, dental morphology, stable isotope methods, and ancient DNA, as well as a number of new chapters on paleopathology. It also covers bioarchaeological ethics, taphonomy and the nature of archaeological assemblages, biomechanical analyses of archaeological human skeletons, and more.

      • Fully updated and revised with new material written by leading researchers in the field
      • Includes

        Table of Contents

        Preface to the third edition xi

        Preface to the first edition xiii

        Notes on contributors xix

        PART I THEORY AND APPLICATION IN STUDIES OF PAST PEOPLES 1

        1 Bioarchaeological Ethics: Perspectives on the Use and Value of Human Remains in Scientific Research 3
        Patricia M. Lambert and Phillip L. Walker (deceased)

        2 Forensic Anthropology: Methodology and Applications 43
        Douglas H. Ubelaker

        3 Taphonomy and the Nature of Archaeological Assemblages 73
        Ann L.W. Stodder

        PART II MORPHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSES 117

        4 Children in Bioarchaeology: Methods and Interpretations 119
        Mary E. Lewis

        5 Histomorphometry of Human Cortical Bone: Applications to Age Estimation 145
        Timothy P. Gocha, Alexander G. Robling, and Sam D. Stout

        6 Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons 189
        Christopher B. Ruff

        7 Incremental Structures in Teeth: Keys to Unlocking and Understanding Dental Growth and Development 225
        Daniel Antoine, Charles M. FitzGerald, and Jerome C. Rose

        8 Dental Morphology 257
        Richard Scott and Marin A. Pilloud

        PART III PREHISTORIC HEALTH AND DISEASE 293

        9 Dental Pathology 295
        Simon Hillson

        10 Analysis and Interpretation of Trauma in Skeletal Remains 335
        Nancy C. Lovell and Anne L. Grauer

        11 Understanding Bone Aging, Loss, and Osteoporosis in the Past 385
        Sabrina C. Agarwal

        12 Infectious and Metabolic Diseases: A Synergistic Relationship 415
        Charlotte A. Roberts and Megan Brickley

        13 Paleopathology: From Bones to Social Behavior 447
        Anne L. Grauer

        PART IV CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSES OF HARD TISSUES 467

        14 Stable Isotope Analysis: A Tool for Studying Past Diet, Demography, and Life History 469
        M. Anne Katzenberg and Andrea L. Waters‐Rist

        15 Strontium Isotopes and the Chemistry of Bones and Teeth 505
        James Burton and M. Anne Katzenberg

        16 Ancient DNA Analysis of Archaeological Remains 515
        Maria A. Nieves‐Colón and Anne C. Stone

        PART V QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND POPULATION STUDIES 545

        17 Traditional Morphometrics and Biological Distance: Methods and an Example 547
        Michael Pietrusewsky

        18 Paleodemography: Problems, Progress, and Potential 593
        George R. Milner, James W. Wood, and Jesper L. Boldsen

        Index 635

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