Advances in human palaeopathology
By: edited by Ron Pinhasi, Simon Mays.
Contributors: Pinhasi, Ron.; Mays, Simon.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chichester, England; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780470036020
Subjects: Paleopathology.; Paleopathology.
Other titles: Advances in human paleopathology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: The chemical and microbial degradation of bones and teeth / Gordon Turner-Walker; value: How representative are human skeletal assemblages for population analysis? / Ron Pinhasi and Chryssi Bourbou; value: Epidemiological approaches in palaeopathology / Ron Pinhasi and Katy Turner; value: Macroscopic analysis and data collection in palaeopathology / Anne L. Grauer; value: Radiography and allied techniques in the palaeopathology of skeletal remains / Simon Mays; value: Computed tomography scanning and three-dimensional visualization of mummies and bog bodies / Niels Lynnerup; value: Histological studies on ancient bone / Gordon Turner-Walker and Simon Mays; value: Molecular palaeopathology of human infectious disease / Helen D. Donoghue; value: Databases / William White; value: Differential diagnosis of skeletal lesions in infectious disease / Donald J. Ortner; value: Metabolic bone disease / Simon Mays; value: Tumours and tumour-like processes / Don Brothwell; value: Advances in the palaeopathology of teeth and jaws / Alan Ogden; value: Trauma / Pia Bennike; value: Congenital anomalies / Ethne Barnes; value: Growth in archaeological populations / Ron Pinhasi.