Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton

M. Anne Katzenberg, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is co-editor of the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology and an associate editor for the International Journal of Paleopathology. She has been published extensively, having co-edited seven contributed books and authored or co-authored over seventy journal articles and book chapters. Anne L. Grauer, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair in the Department of Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago, USA. She is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Paleopathology, the editor of A Companion to Paleopathology (Wiley Blackwell, 2012) and numerous articles and book chapters, and is the president of the American Association of Physical Anthropology (2019-2021).

• Preface to the third edition xiPreface to the first edition xiiiNotes on contributors xixPART I THEORY AND APPLICATION IN STUDIES OF PAST PEOPLES 11 Bioarchaeological Ethics: Perspectives on the Use and Value of Human Remains in Scientific Research 3 Patricia M. Lambert and Phillip L. Walker (deceased)2 Forensic Anthropology: Methodology and Applications 43 Douglas H. Ubelaker3 Taphonomy and the Nature of Archaeological Assemblages 73 Ann L.W. StodderPART II MORPHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSES 1174 Children in Bioarchaeology: Methods and Interpretations 119 Mary E. Lewis5 Histomorphometry of Human Cortical Bone: Applications to Age Estimation 145 Timothy P. Gocha, Alexander G. Robling, and Sam D. Stout6 Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons 189 Christopher B. Ruff7 Incremental Structures in Teeth: Keys to Unlocking and Understanding Dental Growth and Development 225 Daniel Antoine, Charles M. FitzGerald, and Jerome C. Rose8 Dental Morphology 257 Richard Scott and Marin A. PilloudPART III PREHISTORIC HEALTH AND DISEASE 2939 Dental Pathology 295 Simon Hillson10 Analysis and Interpretation of Trauma in Skeletal Remains 335 Nancy C. Lovell and Anne L. Grauer11 Understanding Bone Aging, Loss, and Osteoporosis in the Past 385 Sabrina C. Agarwal12 Infectious and Metabolic Diseases: A Synergistic Relationship 415 Charlotte A. Roberts and Megan Brickley13 Paleopathology: From Bones to Social Behavior 447 Anne L. GrauerPART IV CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSES OF HARD TISSUES 46714 Stable Isotope Analysis: A Tool for Studying Past Diet, Demography, and Life History 469 M. Anne Katzenberg and Andrea L. Waters‐Rist15 Strontium Isotopes and the Chemistry of Bones and Teeth 505 James Burton and M. Anne Katzenberg16 Ancient DNA Analysis of Archaeological Remains 515 Maria A. Nieves‐Colón and Anne C. StonePART V QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND POPULATION STUDIES 54517 Traditional Morphometrics and Biological Distance: Methods and an Example 547 Michael Pietrusewsky18 Paleodemography: Problems, Progress, and Potential 593 George R. Milner, James W. Wood, and Jesper L. BoldsenIndex 635

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