TY - BOOK ID - 50788967 TI - The archaeology of disease AU - Roberts, Charlotte A. AU - Manchester, Keith PY - 2005 SN - 9780801473883 080144232X 9780801442322 0801473888 PB - Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press DB - UniCat KW - Paleopathology. KW - PaleĢopathologie KW - Paleopathology KW - Medical archaeology KW - Pathology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:50788967 AB - "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 and encompasses rapidly developing research methods of this fascinating field."--Jacket. ER -