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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2012
      20 October 2008
      ISBN:
      9780511812569
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812569
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      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Archaeological Theory and Methods, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Primatology, Archaeological Science
      Series:
      Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
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    Subjects:
    Life Sciences, Archaeological Theory and Methods, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Primatology, Archaeological Science
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    Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
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    Palaeopathology is designed to help bone specialists with diagnosis of diseases in skeletal assemblages. It suggests an innovative method of arriving at a diagnosis in the skeleton by applying what are referred to as 'operational definitions'. The aim is to ensure that all those who study bones will use the same criteria for diagnosing disease, which will enable valid comparisons to be made between studies. This book is based on modern clinical knowledge and provides background information so that those who read it will understand the natural history of bone diseases, and this will enable them to draw reliable conclusions from their observations. Details of bone metabolism and the fundamentals of basic pathology are also provided, as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography. A short chapter on epidemiology provides information on how best to analyze and present the results of a study of human remains.

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    "Researchers would want to use this text in the field, to introduce advanced undergraduates to the sub-discipline, and as a starting point for bridging anthropological and clinical data within their own research products." -PaleoAnthropology

    "This very well written and comprehensive volume should prove useful to anyone attempting to diagnose disease from ancient human remains." -Douglas Ubelaker, Journal of Anthropological Research

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