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Human Osteology. Editors: Margaret Cox & Simon Mays., June 11, 2000
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This review is from: Human Osteology: In Archaeology and Forensic Science (Paperback)
For the first time all the leading practitioners of the United Kingdom, currently working within the fields of archaeology and anthropology, are brought together to produce a comprehensive overview of human osteology, and its applications in the interpretation of human skeletal remains.
Whether your interest in Human Osteology is academic or forensic, this single volume contains a wealth of information and further references.
The historical development of the subject is succinctly expounded, followed by more specialist chapters on: juvenile skeletal development; palaeodemography; the effects of disease on the skeleton; variation in the human skeleton; the efects of trauma and assault on the skeleton; and the microscopic, biochemical and analytical approaches currently undertaken.
All of which can assist both the archaeologist in the reconstruction and interpretation of the past; and the forensic scientist in the identification of unknown human remains,and in assisting the authorities in criminal investigations, including war crimes.
This volume is written from the experience of osteological research, analysis, and practice within the north-west European context, and offers an alternative, whilst complementary, source of information to that of the North American experience. It is long overdue and most welcome.
The Editors have ensured that not only a full discussion of the current state of research is available to the reader, but also the challenges and options for the future development of human osteology.
For the undergraduate and post graduate student this volume will provide an excellent basic text in its own right, and will no doubt quickly become a standard reference within universities and colleges.
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5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Not very useful, November 16, 2002
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This review is from: Human Osteology: In Archaeology and Forensic Science (Paperback)
Among other related sciences, I teach human osteology at the college and graduate levels. There is no use for this text in the classroom. It is a sad book stop on a shelf full of other more useful books. If you are looking for a 500 page book of awkwardly strung together minutiae of little relevance to the forensic world, this it the book for you. If you're not, I recommend checking out other sources.
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