Articles liés à Human Remains

Human Remains - Couverture souple

Chamberlain, Andrew

 
9780520088344: Human Remains
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0520088344 ISBN 13 : 9780520088344
Editeur : University of California Press, 1994

Synopsis

Burial monuments and grave artifacts long have been studied by antiquarians, and now recent advances in medicine and science allow close, accurate investigation of human remains. Andrew Chamberlain's absorbing book explains and evaluates these new techniques and what they can teach us about our ancestors.

Modern methods of forensic anthropology can determine a skeleton's age, sex, stature, and some aspects of its ancestry. New developments in biochemistry and molecular biology make it possible to extract DNA and proteins from archaeological bonerevealing important information about past populations.

Chamberlain writes in a straightforward, accessible style, and his reports on mummification, bodies preserved in peat bogs and glaciers, likely causes of death, and other fascinating discoveries will keep the reader turning pages at a fast clip.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Chamberlain is a Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Prehistory at the University of Sheffield.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520088344
ISBN 13 
9780520088344
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
64
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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