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Human osteology

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: White T. D. (Timothy D.)
Group Author: Folkens Pieter A.
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego
Publication Dates: c2000.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 2nd ed.
Subjects:
Physical anthropology.
Bones
Skeleton.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Bone and Bones > anatomy & histology.
Archaeology
Forensic anthropology.
Paleontology
Human skeleton.
Anthropologie physique.
Os
Squelette
Restes humains (Archaeologie)
Carrier Form: xxiii, 563 p.: ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0127466126 (acid-free paper)
Index Number: R336
CLC: R336
Call Number: R336/W588/2nd.ed.
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-554) and index.
Bone biology -- Anatomical terminology -- Skull -- Dentition -- Hyoid and vertebrae -- Thorax : sternum and ribs -- Shoulder girdle : clavicle and scapula -- Arm : radius and ulna -- Hand : carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges -- Pelvic girdle : sacrum, coccyx, and os coxae -- Leg : femur, patella, tibia, and fibula -- Foot : tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges -- Recovery , preparation, and curation of skeletal remains -- Analysis and reporting of skeletal remains -- Ethics in osteology -- Assessment of age, sex, stature, ancestry, and identity -- 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 -- Archeological case study : the bioarcheology of the Stillwater Marsh, Nevada -- Archeological case study : Anasazi remains from Cottonwood Canyon -- Paleontological case study : the Pit of the Bones -- Paleontological case study : Australopithecus mandible from Maka, Ethiopia -- Photographic methods and provenance -- Glossary.

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