Biological anthropology of the human skeleton / edited by M. Anne Katzenberg, Shelley R. Saunders.

New York : Wiley-Liss, [2000], ©2000.

xxiii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Bioarchaeological ethics: a historical perspective on the value of human remains / Phillip L. Walker -- Methodological considerations in the forensic applications of human skeletal biology / Douglas H. Ubelaker -- Biomechanical analyses of archaeological human skeletons / Christopher B. Ruff -- Dental morphology: techniques and strategies / John T. Mayhall -- Subadult skeletons and growth-related studies / Shelley R. Saunders -- Reading between the lines: dental development and subadult age assessment using the microstructural growth markers of teeth / Charles M. FitzGerald, Jerome C. Rose -- Histomorphometry of human cortical bone: applications to age estimation / Alexander G. Robling, Sam D. Stout -- Paleopathological description and diagnosis / Nancy C. Lovell -- Dental pathology / Simon Hillson -- Palaeohistology: health and disease / Susan Pfeiffer -- Stable isotope analysis. a tool for studying past diet, demography, and life history / M. Anne Katzenberg -- Trace element research in anthropology: new perspectives and challenges / Mary K. Sandford, David S. Weaver -- Ancient DNA from skeletal remains / Anne C. Stone -- Metric analysis of skeletal remains: methods and applications / Michael Pietrusewsky -- Building the bases for paleodemographic analysis: adult age determination / Mary Jackes -- Paleodemography / George R. Milner, James W. Wood, Jesper L. Boldsen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.