The Human Skeleton: The Basics

Steven N. Byers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-78454-0 (ISBN)

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The Human Skeleton: The Basics provides an accessible overview of the basic characteristics of the human skeleton that can be used to understand the life and (sometimes) death of persons represented only by their skeletons.It is an essential read for students, faculty, and professionals in anthropology, biology and forensics.

The Human Skeleton: The Basics provides an accessible overview of the basic characteristics of the human skeleton that can be used to understand the life and (sometimes) death of persons represented only by their skeletons. Topics covered include:

Osteology (bones) and Odontology (teeth),
Estimating Ancestry, Sex, and Age at Death,
Calculating Stature,
Skeletal Anomalies,
Cultural Modifications,
Cranial and Dental Pathological Conditions,
Disease and Trauma.

The Human Skeleton: The Basics is an essential read for students, faculty, and professionals in anthropology, biology, forensics, and criminal justice.

Steven N. Byers has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico (UNM), USA. Now retired, he worked for a number of years on various campuses of UNM, and currently serves on the Anthropology Consensus Body and Odontology Consensus Body of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board.

1. Introduction 2. Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology 3. Estimating Ancestry 4. Estimating Sex 5. Estimating Age at Death 6. Calculation of Living Height 7. Skeletal Anomalies 8. Pathological Conditions 9. Cultural Modifications 10. Specialty Methods 11. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	07.08.2025
Reihe/Serie	The Basics
Zusatzinfo	17 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 29 Halftones, black and white; 31 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Anatomie / Neuroanatomie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-032-78454-7 / 1032784547
ISBN-13	978-1-032-78454-0 / 9781032784540
Zustand	Neuware