Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Missouri Archaeological Society, Special Publications, No. 2)
by William M. Bass
Category: Medical

Human Osteology A Laboratory and Field Manual is the classic manual of the human skeleton by preeminent forensic anthropologist and founder of the Human Body Farm, Dr. William M. Bass. It describes all 206 bones of the human adult body. This publication remains a favorite reference and text for identifying human skeletal remains and for providing estimations of age, sex, stature or height, and race. A library and personal bookshelf must for those in the fields of archaeology, bioanthropology, physical anthropology, human osteology and human anatomy, and forensic science. This affordable text is used at colleges and universities throughout the world. Special Publication No. 2 of the Missouri Archaeological Society. Contains 203 illustrations and 64 tables, appendices, references, and index (xviii + 366 pp).