Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Special Publications (Missouri Archaeological Society), No. 2.) [Spiral-bound]

William M. Bass (Author)

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 361 pages
• Publisher: Missouri Archaeological Society; 4th edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943414814
• ISBN-13: 978-0943414812
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,041,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLANT REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AND INVESTIGATORS, March 11, 2001

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R.H. (Niagara Falls, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Special Publications (Missouri Archaeological Society), No. 2.) (Spiral-bound)

THIS TEXT TAKES THE READER INTO AN ELLABORATE AND INTERESTING LOOK AT HUMAN OSTEOLOGY. IT PROVIDES EXCELLANT DIAGRAMS AND WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS OF BONES AND THE BODY. IT ALSO DISCUSSES IN DEPTH THE ISSUES OF AGE, SEX, AND RACE DETERIMINATION. IT IS AN INVALUABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENTS AND DEATH INVESTAGATORS AS WELL.

THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE FIELDS PIONEERS DR. WILLIAM BASS WHO WAS THE LEAD PROFESSOR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KNOXVILLE, TN WHERE HE INSTITUTED A FIRST IN THE FIELD IN HANDS-ON STUDY. HE DEVELOPED A HUMAN BODY INVESTIGSTION CENTER DUBBED THE BODY FARM. WHERE HE TAKES AN ACTIVE LOOK AT DECOMPOSTION OF HUMAN REMAINS, HE KNOWS HIS STUFF AND THIS BOOK PROVES IT!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We have used this field book extensively in excavations i, May 4, 1998

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Richard L. Wigle MD (Abtswind, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Special Publications (Missouri Archaeological Society), No. 2.) (Spiral-bound)

This is a field book rather than a text. Never the less it contains all the basic information needed for field excavation and analysis. We have used it extensively in the field in early Mayan excavations in Guatemala and I have ended in giving many copies to my Guatemalan co- workers. They, by the way, have recently established a proficient team which travels world wide to excavate burials when investgating human rights abuses and they tell me that they prefer it to the other volumes they have vailable ax a quick reference.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but falling apart!, January 4, 2005

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R. A. Deger - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Special Publications (Missouri Archaeological Society), No. 2.) (Spiral-bound)

This is a very useful field manual for osteology/physical anthropology students or anyone interested in the skeleton. My only concern is with the actual construction of the book. The spiral binding is a complaint of all of my fellow physical anthropology student friends. In one semester our books had fallen apart. It is such a crucial book to me, yet whenever I need to read it, I must pull random pages out of a plastic ziploc. My advice is to buy it, but don't flip through it with too much zeal.