{"product_id":"companion-to-paleopathology-ni-paperback","title":"Companion to Paleopathology Ni - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne L. Grauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Paleopathology\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology, integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to understand biological and disease processes throughout human history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the past through the analysis of human and non-human skeletal materials, mummified remains and preserved tissue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates scientific advances in multiple fields that contribute to the understanding of ancient and historic diseases, such as epidemiology, histology, radiology, parasitology, dentistry, and molecular biology, as well as archaeological, archival and historical research.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights cultural processes that have an impact on the evolution of illness, death and dying in human populations, including subsistence strategies, human environmental adaptations, the effects of malnutrition, differential access to resources, and interpersonal and intercultural violence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Paleopathology\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of this growing interdisciplinary field, with newly commissioned essays written by distinguished researchers from the biological, medical and social sciences. Together, these essays explore advances and provide analyses for a more effective understanding of the history of human illness and disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach essay provides a snapshot of a key area of research in paleopathology, such as histology, epidemiology, diet, or DNA analysis, describing its theoretical underpinnings, methods and techniques, and exposing ongoing issues and controversies. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Paleopathology\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique resource on the scope and future direction of paleopathology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne L. Grauer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eBodies of Evidence: Reconstructing History Through Skeletal Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSex and Gender in Paleopathological Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (with Stuart-Macadam, 1998). She has served on the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, the executive board of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, and is a past President of the Paleopathology Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 632\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.6 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47656391344387,"sku":"9781119111634","price":94.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/bmI4WVdVZXlyckRFeEwwUkNKRUE3Zz09.webp?v=1768899752","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/products\/companion-to-paleopathology-ni-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}