|
Showing 1 - 2 of
2 matches in All Departments
A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of
this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. *
Presents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology,
integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to understand
biological and disease processes throughout human history *
Demonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the past through the
analysis of human and non-human skeletal materials, mummified
remains and preserved tissue * Integrates scientific advances in
multiple fields that contribute to the understanding of ancient and
historic diseases, such as epidemiology, histology, radiology,
parasitology, dentistry, and molecular biology, as well as
archaeological, archival and historical research. * Highlights
cultural processes that have an impact on the evolution of illness,
death and dying in human populations, including subsistence
strategies, human environmental adaptations, the effects of
malnutrition, differential access to resources, and interpersonal
and intercultural violence
A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of
this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. *
Presents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology,
integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to understand
biological and disease processes throughout human history *
Demonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the past through the
analysis of human and non-human skeletal materials, mummified
remains and preserved tissue * Integrates scientific advances in
multiple fields that contribute to the understanding of ancient and
historic diseases, such as epidemiology, histology, radiology,
parasitology, dentistry, and molecular biology, as well as
archaeological, archival and historical research. * Highlights
cultural processes that have an impact on the evolution of illness,
death and dying in human populations, including subsistence
strategies, human environmental adaptations, the effects of
malnutrition, differential access to resources, and interpersonal
and intercultural violence
|
|