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The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease, Second Edition is a
comprehensive source dedicated to better understanding this group
of conditions that have significant consequences for health in both
past and present communities on a global scale. This edition
presents an updated introduction to the biology and metabolism of
mineralised tissues that are fundamental to understanding the
expression of the metabolic bone diseases in skeletal remains. The
extensive advances in understanding of these conditions in both
bioarchaeological and biomedical work are brought together for the
reader. Dedicated chapters focussing on each disease emphasise the
integration of up-to-date clinical background with the biological
basis of disease progression to give guidance on identification.
New chapters covering anaemia and approaches to recognising the
co-occurrence of pathological conditions have been included,
reflecting recent advances in research. Boxes highlighting
significant issues, use of information from sources such as texts
and nonhuman primates, and theoretical approaches are included in
the text. Each chapter closes with 'Core Concepts' that summarise
key information. The final chapter reviews current challenges in
bioarchaeology and provides directions for future research. This is
a must-have resource for users at all career stages interested in
integrating information on the metabolic bone diseases into
bioarchaeological projects.
Following a successful inaugural event at the University of Oxford
and an expanded second at the University of Liverpool, the Third
Symposium for Current Research in Egyptology was held in December
2001, at the University of Birmingham. The symposium was again
successful in bringing together UK-based graduate students of
Egyptology to provide an opportunity to disseminate the results of
their research. It also served to encourage communication between
an otherwise disparate group of students spread across the various
Egyptological institutions throughout the country. Indeed, speakers
came from nine different institutions and the papers presented
illustrated well the broad range of topics currently being studied
throughout the United Kingdom. T he topics of the 9 featured papers
include: The Lotus Roborn: the creation and distribution of the
Description de L'Egypte; The arrival of the horse in Egypt: new
approaches and a hypothesis; Aspects of the Hyksos' role in
Egyptian society from the artistic evidence; Some thoughts on the
social organisation of dockyards during the new kingdom; Egyptian
blue: where, when, how?; The specialness of science: it's all in
the mind; Crossing the night: the depiction of mythological
landscapes in the Am Duat of the New Kingdom Royal Necropolis;
Trends in burial evidence: evaluating expectations for the regional
and temporal distribution of mortuary behaviour in Predynastic
Egypt; Representations of Hathor and Mut in the Hibis temple.
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