A 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...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2012.
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| Σειρά: | Blackwell companions to anthropology ;
14. |
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- 1. Introduction: the scope of paleopathology / Anne L. Grauer
- 2. Ethics and issues in the use of human skeletal remains in paleopathology / Patricia M. Lambert
- 3. Evolutionary thought in paleopathology and the rise of the biocultural approach / Molly K. Zuckerman, Bethany L. Turner, and George J. Armelagos
- 4. The bioarchaeological approach to paleopathology / Michele R. Buzon
- 5. The molecular biological approach in paleopathology / James H. Gosman
- 6. The ecological approach: understanding past diet and the relationship between diet and disease / M. Anne Katzenberg
- 7. An epidemiological approach to paleopathology / Jesper L. Boldsen and George R. Milner
- 8. The promise, the problems, and the future of DNA analysis in paleopathology studies / Mark Spigelman, Dong Hoon Shin, and Gila Kahila Bar Gal
- 9. The analysis and interpretation of mummified remains / Michael R. Zimmerman
- 10. The study of parasites through time : archaeoparasitology and paleoparasitology / Katharina Dittmar, Adauto Araújo, and Karl J. Reinhard
- 11. More than just mad cows: exploring human-animal relationships through animal paleopathology / Beth Upex and Keith Dobney
- 12. How does the history of paleopathology predict its future? / Mary Lucas Powell and Della Collins Cook
- 13. A knowledge of bone at the cellular (histological) level is essential to paleopathology / Bruce D. Ragsdale and Larisa M. Lehmer
- 14. Differential diagnosis and issues in disease classification / Donald J. Ortner
- 15. Estimating age and sex from the skeleton, a paleopathological perspective / George R. Milner and Jesper L. Boldsen
- 16. The relationship between paleopathology and the clinical sciences / Simon Mays
- 17. Integrating historical sources with paleopathology / Piers D. Mitchell
- 18. Fundamentals of paleoimaging techniques : bridging the gap between physicists and paleopathologists / Johann Wanek, Christina Papageorgopoulou, and Frank Rühli
- 19. Data and data analysis issues in paleopathology / Ann L.W. Stodder
- 20. Trauma / Margaret A. Judd and Rebecca Redfern
- 21. Developmental disorders in the skeleton / Ethne Barnes
- 22. Metabolic and endocrine diseases / Tomasz Kozłowski and Henryk W. Witas
- 23. Tumors : problems of differential diagnosis in paleopathology / Don Brothwell
- 24. Re-emerging infections: developments in bioarchaeological contributions to understanding tuberculosis today / Charlotte Roberts
- 25. Leprosy (Hansen's disease) / Niels Lynnerup and Jesper Boldsen
- 26. Treponematosis: past, present, and future / Della Collins Cook and Mary Lucas Powell
- 27. Nonspecific infection in paleopathology: interpreting periosteal reactions / Darlene A. Weston
- 28. Joint disease / Tony Waldron
- 29. Bioarchaeology's Holy Grail: the reconstruction of activity / Robert Jurmain [and others]
- 30. Oral health in past populations: context, concepts and controversies / John R. Lukacs.
