The Archaeology of Disease

Author: Charlotte A. Roberts
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801473883
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester offer a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma by combining the results of scientific research with information gathered from documents, other areas of archaeology, art, and ethnography. The book contains information on congenital, infectious, dental, joint, endocrine, and metabolic diseases. The authors provide a clinical context for specific ailments and accidents and consider the relevance of ancient demography, basic bone biology, funerary practices, and prehistoric medicine. This fully revised third edition has been updated to and encompasses rapidly developing research methods of in this fascinating field.

The Archaeology of Disease

Author: Charlotte A. Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750914833
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Book Description
This text shows how scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester study evidence gleaned from written records and works of art as well as from ancient human remains, and they combine a clinical interpretation of prevalent diseases with a graphic description of thier social, economic, and cultural consequences. This edition includes case studies from around the world and gives an account of the rapid technical advances that have dramatically increased our knowledge of illness in the distant past.

The Archaeology of Disease

Author: Keith Manchester
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description

Health and Disease in Britain

Author: Margaret Cox
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781842173756
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 476

Book Description
This work traces the history of health and disease and the evidence for care and treatment through time in Britain using primary and secondary evidence. Chapters cover Palaeolithic times to the 20th century.

Death and Disease in the Ancient City

Author: Valerie M. Hope
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134611560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Emerging Pathogens

Author: Charles L. Greenblatt
Publisher: Clarendon Press
ISBN: 9780198509004
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
Many ancient diseases with a long history of afflicting mankind such as Tuberculosis and Malaria are now re-emerging. Greenblatt brings together palaeopathologists, anthropologists, molecular biologists and modern infectious disease specialists to examine this phenomenon. New techniques allow us to detect ancient pathogen DNA and other biomarkers, in effect the chemical 'signatures' of pathogens. These tools could help us develop strategies to combat modern emerging diseases. This book focuses on ancient diseases in order to bridge the gap that has for so long separated today's infectious disease specialists and the paleopathologists who describe pathology in skeletal and mummified remains. Linking these two research communities, and incorporating the views of anthropologists, medical ecologists and molecular/evolutionary biologists, will hopefully promote a better understanding of this complex but vitally important field. A more thorough knowledge of the impact of evolutionary biology on the host-parasite relationship may even enable us to coexist with these pathogenic micro-organisms. The book is intended to stimulate debate and co-operation between infectious disease specialists, medical researchers, archaeologists, anthropologists and evolutionary biologists.

The Archaeology of Human Bones

Author: Simon Mays
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134687923
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
The aim of this book is to provide an introduction to what can be learnt from the scientific study of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites.

Palaeopathology

Author: Tony Waldron
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139474006
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 542

Book Description
Palaeopathology is designed to help bone specialists with diagnosis of diseases in skeletal assemblages. It suggests an innovative method of arriving at a diagnosis in the skeleton by applying what are referred to as 'operational definitions'. The aim is to ensure that all those who study bones will use the same criteria for diagnosing disease, which will enable valid comparisons to be made between studies. This book is based on modern clinical knowledge and provides background information so that those who read it will understand the natural history of bone diseases, and this will enable them to draw reliable conclusions from their observations. Details of bone metabolism and the fundamentals of basic pathology are also provided, as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography. A short chapter on epidemiology provides information on how best to analyze and present the results of a study of human remains.

Diseases and Human Evolution

Author: Ethne Barnes
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826330666
Category : Epidemiology
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description
Barnes, a paleopathologist, offers general overviews of specific diseases (West Nile virus, Lyme disease, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, cholera, etc.) and their carriers.

The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease

Author: Megan B. Brickley
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080557910
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease provides a comprehensive and invaluable source of information on this important group of diseases. It is an essential guide for those engaged in either basic recording or in-depth research on human remains from archaeological sites. The range of potential tools for investigating metabolic diseases of bone are far greater than for many other conditions, and building on clinical investigations, this book will consider gross, surface features visible using microscopic examination, histological and radiological features of bone, that can be used to help investigate metabolic bone diseases. - Clear photographs and line drawings illustrate gross, histological and radiological features associated with each of the conditions - Covers a range of issues pertinent to the study of metabolic bone disease in archaeological skeletal material, including the problems that frequent co-existence of these conditions in individuals living in the past raises, the preservation of human bone and the impact this has on the ability to suggest a diagnosis of a condition - Includes a range of conditions that can lead to osteopenia and osteoporosis, including previous investigations of these conditions in archaeological bone