Human Skeletal Remains: Excavation, Analysis, Interpretation - Softcover

Ubelaker, Douglas H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0202362396 ISBN 13: 9780202362397

Publisher: AldineTransaction, 2008

Synopsis

Many anthropologists and even some archeologists have asked, "Why excavate skeletons? What information can we gain to merit the disturbance of human interments?" Human Skeletal Remains answers such questions. Douglas H. Ubelaker demonstrates the range of data and interpretations potentially obtainable from human skeletal remains and shows how this information can contribute to the solution of various anthropological problems. It also describes and evaluates basic techniques of skeletal excavation and analysis.

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About the Author

Douglas H. Ubelaker is curator and senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. He has served as a consultant of forensic anthropology to the FBI since 1978 and has widely known for his work on the topic of human skeletal biology.

Edition details

• Publisher: AldineTransaction
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0202362396
• ISBN 13: 9780202362397
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146