Screen LibraryA companion to paleopathology
A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. Presents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology, integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to understand biological and disease processes throughout human h...
Saved in:
| Group Author: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
|
| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Blackwell companions to anthropology ;
14 |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444345940 |
| Summary: |
A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. Presents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology, integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to understand biological and disease processes throughout human historyDemonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the past through the analysis of human and non-human skeletal materials, mummified remains and preserved tissueIntegrates scientific advances in multiple fields that contribute to the understanding of ancient and historic diseases, such as epidemio. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 597 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781444345940 (electronic bk.) 144434594X (electronic bk.) 9781444345919 (electronic bk.) 1444345915 (electronic bk.) 9781118386118 (electronic bk.) 1118386116 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | R134 |
| CLC: | R36 |
| Contents: |
Introduction: the scope of paleopathology / Ethics and issues in the use of human skeletal remains in paleopathology / Evolutionary thought in paleopathology and the rise of the biocultural approach / The bioarchaeological approach to paleopathology / The molecular biological approach in paleopathology / The ecological approach: understanding past diet and the relationship between diet and disease / An epidemiological approach to paleopathology / The promise, the problems, and the future of DNA analysis in paleopathology studies / The analysis and interpretation of mummified remains / The study of parasites through time : archaeoparasitology and paleoparasitology / More than just mad cows: exploring human-animal relationships through animal paleopathology / How does the history of paleopathology predict its future? / A knowledge of bone at the cellular (histological) level is essential to paleopathology / Differential diagnosis and issues in disease classification / Estimating age and sex from the skeleton, a paleopathological perspective / The relationship between paleopathology and the clinical sciences / Integrating historical sources with paleopathology / 18. Fundamentals of paleoimaging techniques : bridging the gap between physicists and paleopathologists / Data and data analysis issues in paleopathology / Trauma / Developmental disorders in the skeleton / Metabolic and endocrine diseases / Tumors : problems of differential diagnosis in paleopathology / Re-emerging infections: developments in bioarchaeological contributions to understanding tuberculosis today / Leprosy (Hansen's disease) / Treponematosis: past, present, and future / Nonspecific infection in paleopathology: interpreting periosteal reactions / Joint disease / Bioarchaeology's Holy Grail: the reconstruction of activity / Oral health in past populations: context, concepts and controversies / |