Shadows in the Soil: Human Bones & Archaeology - Brossura

Waldron

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0752414887 ISBN 13: 9780752414881

Casa editrice: The History Press, 2001

Riassunto

In explaining what the archaeologist can reliably deduce about past societies from the study of bones and other human remains, Dr. Tony Waldron carefully avoids over-technical jargon. He covers the subject under the three headings of Life, Death, and Disease. He explains first that bones give us information about age, sex, height, weight, working life, and the demography of a society. We also learn of the causes of death—whether natural or intentional—and the evidence for a whole range of diseases—from aching joints and teeth to infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and syphilis.

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L'autore:

Having qualified in medicine at Birmingham, Tony Waldron specialised in toxicology and epidemiology. He is currently a Consultant Physician at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington and Honorary Lecturer in Palaeopathology at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London. He is the author of 'Counting the Dead' and 'Joint Diseases in Archaeology'.

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• Editore: The History Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0752414887
• ISBN 13: 9780752414881
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 160