Description
Osteoarchaeology
A Guide to the Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Remains
Author: Nikita Efthymia
Language: EnglishSubject for Osteoarchaeology:
Keywords
Activity markers; Age estimation; Anatomical methods; Anatomical terminology; Ancestry assessment; Auricular surface morphology; Biodistance; Body mass estimation; Bone functional adaptation; Commingling; Correlation; Cranial measurements; Cross-sectional geometric properties; Data modeling; Decomposition; Dental development; Dental diseases; Dental identification; Dental wear; Descriptive statistics; Developmental anomalies; Discriminant analysis; Endocrine disorders; Entheseal changes; Epiphyseal union; Geometric morphometrics; Growth patterns; Hematopoietic diseases; Human skeleton; Infectious diseases; Joint disease; Mahalanobis distance; Mathematical methods; Mean measure of divergence; Mechanical methods; Metabolic diseases; Metric methods; Minimum number of individuals; Morphological methods; Morphometric methods; Most likely number of individuals; Multivariate analysis; Nonmetric traits; Paleopathology; Pubic symphysis morphology; Sex assessment; Skeletal identification; Skeletal structure; SPSS; Statistical analysis; Statistical hypothesis testing; Stature estimation; Sternal rib end morphology; Suture closure; Taphonomy; Transition analysis; Trauma; Tumors; Univariate analysis
462 p. · 21.5x27.6 cm · Hardback
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Osteoarchaeology: A Guide to the Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Remains covers the identification of bones and teeth, taphonomy, sex, ancestry assessment, age estimation, the analysis of biodistances, growth patterns and activity markers, and paleopathology.
The book aims to familiarize the reader with the main applications of osteoarchaeology and provide the necessary knowledge required for the implementation of a broad range of osteological methods. It is ideal as a complement to existing textbooks used in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses on osteoarchaeology, human osteology, and, to some extent, forensic anthropology.
Pedagogical features include ample illustrations, case study material, revision exercises, and a glossary. Additional features comprise macros that facilitate data processing and analysis, as well as an extensive chapter on applied statistics.
1. The Human Skeleton 2. Taphonomy 3. Sex and Ancestry Assessment 4. Age Estimation 5. Biological Distance 6. Growth Patterns 7. Activity Patterns 8. Pathological Conditions 9. Statistical Methods in Human Osteology
- 2018 PROSE Awards - Honorable Mention, Textbook/Social Services: Association of American Publishers
- Contains coverage of nearly every aspect of human osteological macroscopic analysis
- Presents detailed descriptions of the application of different methods
- Includes a variety of online resources, including macros designed by the author for the calculation of the number of individuals in commingled assemblages, processing cranial landmarks and nonmetric traits, and more