A Companion to Paleopathology

A Companion to Paleopathology

Author(s): Anne L. Grauer | Publisher: Wiley | Year: 2011 | Edition: 1 | Language: English | Pages: 626 | ISBN: 1444334255, 9781444334258 | Size: 4 MB | Extension: pdf 
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 historyDemonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the past through the analysis of human and non-human skeletal materials, mummified remains and preserved tissueIntegrates scientific advances in multiple fields that contribute to the understanding of ancient and historic diseases, such as epidemiology,…