Palaeopathology

An evidence based account of how to recognise and diagnose pathological lesions in human remains.

List of contents

Part I. Introduction and Concepts: 1. Beginnings; 2. Basic assumptions; 3. Health and disease; 4. Diagnosis; Part II. Pathology: 5. Osteoarthritis; 6. Other joint diseases; 7. Spinal pathology; 8. Infectious diseases; 9. Metabolic diseases; 10. Trauma; 11. Neoplastic diseases; 12. Disorders of growth and development; 13. Special pathology; 14. Dental disease; Part III. Analysis: 15. Introduction to epidemiology; 16. Interpretation.

About the author

Tony Waldron is Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. An epidemiologist and consulting physician at three London teaching hospitals, he is the author of several hundred papers and books.

Summary

The book is for those who examine human remains and who wish to recognise and diagnose disease in those remains. It introduces operational definitions for making diagnoses to ensure comparability between studies. The book also shows how properly to analyse results from studies of assemblages of human remains.

Product details

• Authors: Waldron Tony Waldron, Tony Waldron, Tony (University College London) Waldron, Waldron Tony
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781108499583
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49958-3
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology; Cambridge Manuals in Archaeolo
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeological science, methodology & techniques, Archaeological Theory, Archaeological science, methodology and techniques