Paleoradiology Imaging Mummies and Fossils /

• Main Authors: Chhem, Rethy (Author), Brothwell, Don (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; History.; Radiology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Diagnostic Radiology.; History of Science.

Paleoradiology is the use of X-rays and advanced medical imaging modalities in the evaluation of ancient human and animal skeletons as well as biological materials from archaeological sites. Paleoradiological studies have been performed on mummies, skeletal remains and fossils to determine their sex...

Table of Contents:

• Paleoradiology: History and New Developments
• Paleoradiologic Techniques
• The Taphonomic Process, Biological Variation, and X-ray Studies
• Diagnostic Paleoradiologyfor Paleopathologists
• Paleoradiology in the Service of Zoopaleopathology
• Normal Variations in Fossils and Recent Human Groups.