Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to bioarchaeology : history to present
  • Bone biology and human osteology : basics to understanding osteological research
  • Reconstructing activity patterns : making dead people move
  • Health and disease : understanding morbidity from the skeleton
  • Trauma : accidents, violence and surgery
  • Cultural modification : aesthetics of the past
  • Diet : foods of past populations
  • Biological relationships : who is related to whom
  • The future of bioarchaeology : where do we go from here
  • Appendix: Skeletal anatomy.