Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton | 
| Creators: M. Anne Katzenberg, Shelley R. Saunders
Publisher: Wiley-Liss
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
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Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0471793728
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.947
EAN: 9780471793724
ASIN: 0471793728
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
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Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton covers a scope of major topics in human skeletal biology and will be an indispensable research guide to biological anthropologists, osteologists, paleoanthropologists, and archaeologists. But the new, second edition also addresses the need to teach this complex material to a steadily growing population of senior graduates and graduate students. Thus while bolstering the original goal of conveying the excitement of the research to students, the new edition also provides enhanced case examples and discussions for future directions that will make it even more useful in teaching and classroom situations.
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Comprehensive, Insightful and a Superbly Good Read January 12, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is perhaps one of the most comprehensive treatments of this now broad subject area that I have ever read. The authors are to be applauded for gathering together some of the foremost experts in this field of study and organizing a diverse group of papers into a volume that is not only eminently readable by scientists and laypeople alike, but will also certainly stand as one of the outstanding volumes in biological anthropology for years to come. Professionals, students, and laypeople alike will all find something thought-provoking in this book. Very Highly Recommended.
A highly recommended text November 14, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
"Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton will become a leader in the field for texts in the discipline. The editors have collected together key workers and focused on major areas of study and developments in techniques of analysis. Underpinning and preceding the main chapters has been the very important consideration of the ethics surrounding the analysis of human remains, somehting that is often ignored in similar texts. The thoroughness in which the authors have tackled their subjects is testament to their status as experts. The text will appeal to staff and students of anthropology, archeology, medical history and a much wider audience in genetics, pathology, histology and statistics. a highly recommended text." --Charlotte Roberts, University of Durham
An excellent guide November 10, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
"I have adopted this book for my graduate seminar on human osteology. The contributors review their specialties in depth, and explain the pros and cons of the various analytical methods that are current in our field. This is an excellent guide to a very diverse literature." --Della C. Cook, Indiana University
Expert Reviews May 17, 2000
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
"an excellent volume which should be of interest to any skeletal biologist or archaeologist.... It contains a balanced and scholarly treatment of the latest methods in skeletal biological analysis and should quickly become THE fundamental reference work for this field." --Jane Buikstra, University of New Mexico"This outstanding volume is a must read for students and professionals alike, serving as a major reference source for skeletal biologists, bioarchaeologists, paleopathologists, and others with interests in ancient skeletal remains and the information these remains hold for understanding the history of the human condition." --Clark Spencer Larsen, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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