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Human osteology
A classic in its field, HUMAN OSTEOLOGY has been used by students and professionals through nearly two decades. Now revised and updated for a third edition, the book continues to build on its foundation of detailed photographs and practical real-world application of science. New information, expande...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
[2012]
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Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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1 online resource (xxvi, 662 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Online Access: | Elsevier - Click here for access |
Contents:
- Anatomical terminology
- Bone biology and variation
- Skull: cranium and mandible
- Teeth
- Hyoid and vertebrae
- Thorax: sternum and ribs
- Shoulder girdle: clavicle and scapula
- Arm: humerus, radius, and ulna
- Hand: carpals, metacarpals, & phalanges
- Pelvis: sacrum, coccyx, and os coxae
- Leg: femur, patella, tibia, and fibula
- Foot: tarsals, metatarsals, & phalanges
- Anatomical and biomechanical context
- Field procedures for skeletal remains
- Laboratory procedures and reporting
- Ethics in osteology
- Assessment of age, sex, stature, ancestry, and identity of the individual
- Osteological and dental pathology
- Postmortem skeletal modification
- The biology of skeletal populations: discrete traits, distance, diet, disease, and demography
- Molecular osteology
- Forensic case study--homicide: "We have the witnesses but no body"
- Forensic case study--child abuse, the skeletal perspective
- Archaeological case study--the bioarchaeology of the Stillwater Marsha, Nevada
- Archaeological case study--Anasazi remains from Cottonwood Canyon
- Paleontological case study--the Pit of the Bones
- Paleontological case study--"Ardi," the Ardipithecus ramidus skeleton from Ethiopia
- Appendix 1: Imaging methodology
- Appendix 2: A decision tree ("key") approach to tooth identification
- Appendix 3: Online resources for human osteology.