The Archaeology of Disease (3rd Ed) (gnv64) torrent

The Archaeology of Disease (3rd Ed)
by Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester
The History Press | 2010 | eISBN 9780752494975 | converted PDF | 15.9 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Disease-Charlotte-Roberts/dp/0801473888

The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester offer a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma by combining the results of scientific research with information gathered from documents, other areas of archaeology, art, and ethnography. The book contains information on congenital, infectious, dental, joint, endocrine, and metabolic diseases. The authors provide a clinical context for specific ailments and accidents and consider the relevance of ancient demography, basic bone biology, funerary practices, and prehistoric medicine. This fully revised third edition has been updated to and encompasses rapidly developing research methods of in this fascinating field

About the Authors
Charlotte Roberts is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Durham. She is a biological anthropologist whose focus is on paleopathology.
Keith Manchester was formerly a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Archaeological Sciences at the University of Bradford and a general medical practitioner in Bradford.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
1 The Study of Palaeopathology
2 Back to Basics
3 Congenital Disease
4 Dental Disease
5 Trauma
6 Joint Disease
7 Infectious Disease
8 Metabolic and Endocrine Disease
9 Neoplastic Disease
10 Conclusions: The Next Ten Years
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