The Human Skeleton: The Basics

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-77261-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 350 g

Reihe: The Basics

The Human Skeleton: The Basics provides an accessible overview of the basic characteristics of the human skeleton that can be used to understand the life and (sometimes) death of persons represented only by their skeletons. Topics covered include:

- Osteology (bones) and Odontology (teeth),

- Estimating Ancestry, Sex, and Age at Death,

- Calculating Stature,

- Skeletal Anomalies,

- Cultural Modifications,

- Cranial and Dental Pathological Conditions,

- Disease and Trauma.

The Human Skeleton: The Basics is an essential read for students, faculty, and professionals in anthropology, biology, forensics, and criminal justice.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Professional Reference, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Byers, Steven N.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Physiologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Humanbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Anatomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology 3. Estimating Ancestry 4. Estimating Sex 5. Estimating Age at Death 6. Calculation of Living Height 7. Skeletal Anomalies 8. Pathological Conditions 9. Cultural Modifications 10. Specialty Methods 11. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Steven N. Byers has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico (UNM), USA. Now retired, he worked for a number of years on various campuses of UNM, and currently serves on the Anthropology Consensus Body and Odontology Consensus Body of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board.