The Global History of Paleopathology : Pioneers and Prospects Hardback
Edited by Jane (Regents' Professor of Bioarchaeology, Regents' Professor of Bioarchaeology, School o Buikstra, Charlotte (Professor of Archaeology, Professor of Archaeology, University of Durham) Roberts
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The Global History of Paleopathology is the first comprehensive global compendium on the history of paleopathology, an interdisciplinary scientific discipline that focuses on the study of ancient disease.
Offering perspectives from regions that have traditionally had long histories of paleopathology, such as the United States and parts of Europe, this volume also presents important work by an international roster of scholars who are writing their own regional and cultural histories in the field.
The book identifies major thinkers and figures who have contributed to paleopathology, as well as significant organizations and courses that have sponsored scientific research and communication, most notably the Paleopathology Association.
The volume concludes with an eye towards the future of the discipline, discussing methods and research at the leading edge of paleopathology, particularly those that employ the analysis of ancient DNA and isotopes.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:816 pages, 36 halftones, 3 line art
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:07/06/2012
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- ISBN:9780195389807
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:816 pages, 36 halftones, 3 line art
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:07/06/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195389807