1st Edition
Stories from the Skeleton Behavioral Reconstruction in Human Osteology
By Robert Jurmain
Copyright 1999
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume raises central theoretical issues regarding behavioural reconstruction in human osteological research. Because behavioural reconstructions have become increasingly common, especially within paleopathology, it is time to review the scientific basis for such an approach. For example, osteological scenarios seeking to link the onset of such skeletal conditions as osteoarthritis, dental... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: Osteoarthritis; 3: Osteoarthritis and Activity; 4: Osteoarthritis; 5: Enthesopathies and Other Osteological Indicators of Activity; 6: Trauma; 7: Studies of Bone Geometry; 8: Conclusion
Biography
Robert Jurmain is a professor of anthropology at San Jose State University in California, USA.
