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Trends in Biological Anthropology 1 (Paperback)
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This first volume in the series Trends in Biological Anthropology
presents 11 papers. The study of modern baboons as proxies to
understand extinct hominin species' diet and the interpretation of
skeletal degenerative joint disease on the skeletal remains of
extant primates are presented as case studies using methods and
standards usually applied to human remains. The methodological
theme continues with an assessment of the implications for
interpretation of different methods used to record Linear Enamel
Hypoplasia (LEH) and on the use and interpretation of three
dimensional modelling to generate pictures of the content of
collective graves. Three case studies on palaeopathology are
presented. First is the analysis of a 5th-16th century skeletal
collection from the Isle of May compared with one from medieval
Scotland in an attempt to ascertain whether the former benefitted
from a healing tradition. Study of a cranium found at Verteba Cave,
western Ukraine, provides a means to understand inter-personal
interactions and burial ritual during the Trypillian culture. A
series of skulls from Belgrade, Serbia, displays evidence for
beheading. Two papers focus on the analysis disarticulated human
remains at the Worcester Royal Infirmary and on Thomas Henry
Huxley's early attempt to identify a specific individual through
analysis of skeletal remains. The concept and definition of
'perimortem' particularly within a Forensic Anthropology context
are examined and the final paper presents a collaborative effort
between historians, archaeologists, museum officers, medieval
re-enactors and food scientists to encourage healthy eating among
present day Britons by presenting the ill effects of certain
dietary habits on the human skeleton.
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