The archaeology of human bones / Simon Mays.

Author/creator Mays, Simon
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Descriptionxvii, 401 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The nature of bones and teeth -- The nature of an archaeological human bone assemblage -- The determination of age and sex -- Metric variation in the skull -- Metric variation in the post-cranial skeleton -- Non-metric variation -- Bone disease -- Dental disease -- Traces of injury on the skeleton -- Stable isotope analysis -- The study of DNA from skeletal remains -- Cremated bone -- Ethics and human remains.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-394) and index.
LCCN 2009045806
ISBN9780415480901 (hardback)
ISBN0415480906 (hardback)
ISBN9780415480918 (pbk.)
ISBN0415480914 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN70 .M39 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold