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1997
Now including numerous full colour figures, this updated and revised edition of Larsen's classic text provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of bioarchaeology. Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over the past twenty years, the author examines how this discipline has matured and evolved in fundamental ways. Jargon free and
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Now including numerous full colour figures, this updated and revised edition of Larsen's classic text provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of bioarchaeology. Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over the past twenty years, the author examines how this discipline has matured and evolved in fundamental ways. Jargon free and
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2020
This chapter explores the bone changes in the skeleton related to leprosy (paleopathology). Diagnosing leprosy in skeletons ideally requires a complete well-preserved skeleton. The facial, hand, and foot bones are affected, but only a few percent of untreated people will develop bone lesions, and the type of leprosy depends on the resistance of their ...
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This chapter explores the bone changes in the skeleton related to leprosy (paleopathology). Diagnosing leprosy in skeletons ideally requires a complete well-preserved skeleton. The facial, hand, and foot bones are affected, but only a few percent of untreated people will develop bone lesions, and the type of leprosy depends on the resistance of their ...
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Bioarchaeology as a Process: An Examination of Bioarchaeological Tribes in the USA
2014This chapter reviews the over 35 year history of bioarchaeology within the USA. From a rather humble beginning, the field of bioarchaeology has grown tremendously over that time in terms of practitioners, methodologies, and diversity of research questions.
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The Mimbres culture is well-recognized for beautifully painted white ware bowls yet their common association with mortuary treatments is less so. Bioarchaeological reconstructions of the Mimbres people have contributed a breadth of information about health and diet, violence, mortuary treatments, social identities, and positions of power yet the ...
Kathryn M. Baustian, Darrell Creel
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Kathryn M. Baustian, Darrell Creel
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Bioarchaeology of the Southwest
The two volumes of Bioarchaeology of the Southwest bring together more than 100 years of research into the lives of the ancient people of the Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico. Featuring contributions from specialists working in academic, museum, and cultural resource management ...openaire +2 more sources
The Bioarchaeology of Violence
2012The tragedies of violence have seldom been told with such a compelling use of the biocultural perspective. Building on a solid methodological foundation, we are served theoretical perspectives that are unusually rich and nuanced in their application to the case studies. This collection of case studies is a valuable contribution to the bioarchaeological
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Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2022Amanda Wissler
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