Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 266 pages
- Published by: Cambridge University Press
- Edition: 1st Edition December 25, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0521836026
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521836029
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
' focused, readable, and informative. well written and cleanly presented it has certainly earned its place in the well stocked library.' American Journal of Human Biology
Product Description
This book is the first to be entirely devoted to the study of children's skeletons from archaeological and forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical concepts of their analysis. Non-adult skeletons provide a wealth of information on the physical and social life of the child from their growth, diet and age at death, to factors that expose them to trauma and disease at different stages of their lives. This book covers the factors that affect non-adult skeletal preservation; the assessment of their age, sex and ancestry; growth and development; infant and child mortality including infanticide; weaning ages and disease of dietary deficiency; skeletal pathology; personal identification and exposure to trauma from birth injuries, accidents and child abuse; providing new insights for graduates and postgraduates in osteology, palaeopathology and forensic anthropology.
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