Archaeology of Disease; Author: Roberts, Charlotte (Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Calvin Wells Laboratory, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford); Author: Manchester, Keith (Visiting Lecturer, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford); Hardback; Book

Author: Roberts, Charlotte (Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Calvin Wells Laboratory, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford); Author: Manchester, Keith (Visiting Lecturer, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford)
2nd ed; Hardback; Book; 80 B&w Photographs, 10 Drawings
256 pages
Published: September 1997
Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801432200
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This text illustrates how techniques in palaeopathology and archaeology are used to identify injury and disease patterns in past human populations. The authors employ a biocultural approach, stressing the importance of using both physical evidence and cultural proof.