Stories from the Skeleton : Behavioral Reconstruction in Human Osteology

ISBN-13: 9789057005411 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 344 str.

JURMAIN;JURMAIN

Opis

Central theoretical issues regarding behavioural reconstruction in human osteological research are raised in this analytical volume. Because behavioural reconstructions have become increasingly common this work seeks to review the scientific basis for such an approach.

Spis treści

1: Introduction; 2: Osteoarthritis; 3: Osteoarthritis and Activity; 4: Osteoarthritis; 5: Enthesopathies and Other Osteological Indicators of Activity; 6: Trauma; 7: Studies of Bone Geometry; 8: Conclusion

O autorze

Robert Jurmain is a professor of anthropology at San Jose State University in California, USA.