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: title: The chemical and microbial degradation of bones and teeth / Gordon Turner-Walker; title: How representative are human skeletal assemblages for population analysis? / Ron Pinhasi and Chryssi Bourbou; title: Epidemiological approaches in palaeopathology / Ron Pinhasi and Katy Turner; title: Macroscopic analysis and data collection in palaeopathology / Anne L. Grauer; title: Radiography and allied techniques in the palaeopathology of skeletal remains / Simon Mays; title: Computed tomography scanning and three-dimensional visualization of mummies and bog bodies / Niels Lynnerup; title: Histological studies on ancient bone / Gordon Turner-Walker and Simon Mays; title: Molecular palaeopathology of human infectious disease / Helen D. Donoghue; title: Databases / William White; title: Differential diagnosis of skeletal lesions in infectious disease / Donald J. Ortner; title: Metabolic bone disease / Simon Mays; title: Tumours and tumour-like processes / Don Brothwell; title: Advances in the palaeopathology of teeth and jaws / Alan Ogden; title: Trauma / Pia Bennike; title: Congenital anomalies / Ethne Barnes; title: Growth in archaeological populations / Ron Pinhasi.