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A Companion to Paleopathology
Anne L. Grauer
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Description for A Companion to Paleopathology
Hardback. A Companion to Paleopathology offers a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades into an exploration of disease processes in the human skeleton. Editor(s): Grauer, Anne L. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 626 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; MMF; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1114.
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 history
- Demonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the past through the analysis of human and non-human skeletal materials, mummified remains and preserved tissue
- Integrates scientific advances in multiple fields that contribute to the understanding of ancient and historic diseases, such as epidemiology, histology, radiology, parasitology, dentistry, and molecular biology, as well as archaeological, archival and historical research.
- Highlights cultural processes that have an impact ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
626
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Number of Pages
632
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444334258
SKU
V9781444334258
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99-50
About Anne L. Grauer
Anne L. Grauer is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago. She is the editor of Bodies of Evidence: Reconstructing History Through Skeletal Analysis (1995) and co-editor of Sex and Gender in Paleopathological Perspective (with Stuart-Macadam, 1998). She has served on the editorial board of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, the executive board of the American ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Paleopathology
“The book charts developing maturity reflecting the excellent work of the early pioneers but emphasising the bigger questions which research today facilitates such as how and why diseases develop, determining their frequency in the past and identifying how humans respond under different conditions and circumstances. Such questions have relevance for understanding diseases and their trajectories in contemporary populations.” (Chromatographia, 1 ... Read more