TY - BOOK ID - 52455178 TI - The archaeology of disease AU - Roberts, Charlotte A. AU - Manchester, Keith PY - 2012 SN - 9780752457505 0752457500 PB - Stroud : History Press, DB - UniCat KW - Paleopathology. KW - Diseases and history KW - Paleopathology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:52455178 AB - The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries that humans suffered from in antiquity. In order to give a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma the authors present the results of the latest scientific research and incorporate information gathered from documents, from other areas of archaeology and from art and ethnography. This comprehensive approach to the subject throws fresh light on the health of our ancestors and on the conditions in which they lived, and it gives us an intriguing insight into the ways in which they coped with the pain and discomfort of their existence. ER -