Human Osteology, Second Edition is designed for students and professionals who wish to advance their osteological skills in terms of accurately identifying human skeletal remains, however isolated and fragmentary.

These remains can then be used to deduce information about the original lives of the deceased individuals.

This book will continue to be an essential text for courses on the human skeleton, as well as a basic reference and field manual for professional osteologists and anatomists, forensic scientists, paleontologists, and archaeologists.Human Osteology, Second Edition includes nearly a decade of advances in osteological research since the first edition.

Each chapter has been strengthened and updated, including a new chapter on molecular osteology and four new case studies drawn from more recent research.

This edition also includes a valuable guide to electronic resources in osteology.Key Features* Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of exceptional photographs and drawings specifically designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information* Based on nearly 25 years of teaching human osteology* Skeletal parts shown life-size for ease of study and use* Four new case studies emphasize the correct and positive identification of human bones and teeth, which is fundamental in paleontology, archaeology, and forensic science.

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Author: Tim D. White

Publisher: Academic Press

Date: Jan. 15, 2000

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