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Third Edition
By
Tim White, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
Michael Black
Description
A classic in its field, HUMAN OSTEOLOGY has been used by students and professionals through nearly two decades. Now revised and updated
for a third edition, the book continues to build on its foundation of detailed photographs and practical real-world application of science.
New information, expanded coverage of existing chapters, and additional supportive photographs keep this book current and valuable for
both classroom and field work.
Osteologists, archaeologists, anatomists, forensic scientists and paleontologists will all find practical
information on accurately identifying, recovering, and analysing and reporting on human skeletal remains and on making correct deductions
from those remains.
Audience
Undergraduate and graduate students studying human skeletal anatomy in physical anthropology, archaeology, and medical school courses
aimed at the needs of coroners and forensic pathologists; essential basic reference and field manual for professional osteologists and
anatomists, forensic scientists, paleontologists, and archaeologists.
Contents
Preface to Third Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Introduction; Bone Biology; Anatomical Terminology; Skull;
Dentition; Hyoid and Vertebrae; Thorax: Sternum and Ribs; Shoulder Girdle: Clavicle and Scapula; Arm: Humerus, Radius, and Ulna; Hand:
Carpals, Metacarpals, and Phalanges; Pevlic 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; Forensic Case Study:
Homicide: "We Have the Witnesses but No Body"; Forensic Case Study: Child Abuse, the Skeletal Perspective; Archeological Case Study:
The Bioarchaelolgy 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; Appendix: Photographic Methods
and Provenance
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Hardbound, 600 pages, publication date: JAN-2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374134-9
ISBN-10: 0-12-374134-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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