Human osteology / text by Tim D. White ; images by Pieter Arend Folkens.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, T. D. (Timothy D.)
Other Authors: Folkens, Pieter A.
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, [2000], ©2000.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Bone and Bones > anatomy & histology.
Skeleton.
Archaeology.
Forensic Anthropology.
Paleontology.
Human skeleton.
Bones.
Forensic osteology.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Fossil hominids.
Physical anthropology.
Physical Description:xxiii, 563 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Format: Book
Partial Contents:
  • Bone biology
  • Anatomical terminology
  • Skull
  • Dentition
  • Hyoid and vertebrae
  • Thorax : sternum and ribs
  • Shoulder girdle : clavicle and scapula
  • Arm : radius and ulna
  • Hand : carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges
  • Pelvic girdle : sacrum, coccyx, and os coxae
  • Leg : femur, patella, tibia, and fibula
  • Foot : tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges
  • Recovery , preparation, and curation of skeletal remains
  • Analysis and reporting of skeletal remains
  • Ethics in osteology
  • Assessment of age, sex, stature, ancestry, and identity
  • Osteological and dental pathology
  • Postmortem skeletal modification
  • The biology of skeletal populations : discrete traits, distance, diet, disease, and demography
  • Molecular osteology
  • Forenesic case study : homicide : "We have the witnesses but no body"
  • Forensic case study : child abuse, the skeletal perspective
  • Archeological case study : the bioarcheology of the Stillwater Marsh, Nevada
  • Archeological case study : Anasazi remains from Cottonwood Canyon
  • Paleontological case study : the Pit of the Bones
  • Paleontological case study : Australopithecus mandible from Maka, Ethiopia
  • Photographic methods and provenance
  • Glossary.