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Bioarchaeology : interpereting behavior from the human skeleton Cover Image Book Book

Bioarchaeology : interpereting behavior from the human skeleton

Larsen, Clark Spencer. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0521658349 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xii, 461 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-431) and indexes.

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Subject: Human remains (Archaeology)
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Lansdowne Library CC 77 B8 L37 1997 (Text) 26040002325393 Main Collection Volume hold Available -
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Acknowledgments xi
Introduction
1(5)
Stress and deprivation during the years of growth and development and adulthood
6(58)
Introduction
6(2)
Growth and development: skeletal
8(15)
Growth and development: dental
23(6)
Skeletal and dental pathological markers of deprivation
29(27)
Adult stress
56(5)
Summary and conclusions
61(3)
Exposure to infectious pathogens
64(45)
Introduction
64(1)
Dental caries
65(12)
Periodontal disease (periodontitis) and tooth loss
77(5)
Nonspecific infection
82(11)
Specific infectious diseases: treponematosis, tuberculosis, and leprosy
93(14)
Summary and conclusions
107(2)
Injury and violent death
109(52)
Introduction
109(1)
Accidental injury
110(9)
Intentional injury and interpersonal violence
119(33)
Medical care and surgical intervention
152(2)
Interpreting skeletal trauma
154(5)
Summary and conclusions
159(2)
Activity patterns: 1. Articular and muscular modifications
161(34)
Introduction
161(1)
Articular joints and their function
162(1)
Articular joint pathology
162(23)
Nonpathological articular modifications
185(3)
Nonarticular pathological conditions relating to activity
188(5)
Summary and conclusions
193(2)
Activity patterns: 2. Structural adaptation
195(31)
Bone form and function
195(2)
Cross-sectional geometry
197(22)
Histomorphometric biomechanical adaptation
219(1)
Behavioral inference from whole bone measurements
220(4)
Summary and conclusions
224(2)
Masticatory and nonmasticatory functions: craniofacial adaptation
226(44)
Introduction
226(1)
Cranial form and function
227(15)
Dental and alveolar changes
242(5)
Dental wear and function
247(21)
Summary and conclusions
268(2)
Isotopic and elemental signatures of diet and nutrition
270(32)
Introduction
270(1)
Isotopic analysis
271(19)
Elemental analysis
290(10)
Methodological issues in bioarchaeological chemistry
300(1)
Summary and conclusions
300(2)
Historical dimensions of skeletal variation: tracing genetic relationships
302(31)
Introduction
302(3)
Classes of biodistance data
305(5)
Biohistorical issues: temporal perspectives
310(14)
Biohistorical issues: spatial perspectives
324(7)
Summary and conclusions
331(2)
Changes and challenges in bioarchaeology
333(8)
Introduction
333(1)
Sample representation
334(6)
Data recording standards
340(1)
Bioarchaeology and cultural patrimony
341(1)
References 341(91)
General index 432(27)
Site index 459

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