Human osteology
- Author/Creator:
- White, T. D. (Timothy D.)
- Publication/Creation:
- San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic Press, [2000]
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- 2nd edition.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Human osteology / text by Tim D. White ; images by Pieter Arend Folkens
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Folkens, Pieter A.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Physical anthropology
Bones
Skeleton
Fossil hominids
Human remains (Archaeology)
Archaeology
Bone and Bones--anatomy & histology
Forensic Medicine
Paleontology
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Bone biology -- Anatomical terminology -- Skull -- Dentition -- Hyoid and vertebrae -- Thorax : sternum and ribs -- Shoulder girdle : clavicle and scapula -- Arm : radius and ulna -- Hand : carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges -- Pelvic girdle : sacrum, coccyx, and os coxae -- Leg : femur, patella, tibia, and fibula -- Foot : tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges -- Recovery , preparation, and curation of skeletal remains -- Analysis and reporting of skeletal remains -- Ethics in osteology -- Assessment of age, sex, stature, ancestry, and identity -- Osteological and dental pathology -- Postmortem skeletal modification -- The biology of skeletal populations : discrete traits, distance, diet, disease, and demography -- Molecular osteology -- Forenesic case study : homicide : "We have the witnesses but no body" -- Forensic case study : child abuse, the skeletal perspective -- Archeological case study : the bioarcheology of the Stillwater Marsh, Nevada -- Archeological case study : Anasazi remains from Cottonwood Canyon -- Paleontological case study : the Pit of the Bones -- Paleontological case study : Australopithecus mandible from Maka, Ethiopia -- Photographic methods and provenance -- Glossary.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xxiii, 563 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- General Note:
- Previous ed.: 1991.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990011583320302486
- ISBN:
- 9780127466125
0127466126 - OCLC Number:
- 41621038
- Barcode:
- 050000008845
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