Essentials of Anthropometry (Classic Reprint): A Handbook for Explorers and Museum Collectors: A Handbook for Explorers and Museum Collectors (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Louis Robert Sullivan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0282887768 ISBN 13: 9780282887766

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical guidance for field work in physical anthropology makes every step count.

This nonfiction guide covers how to collect, label, photograph, and describe human remains with care and consistency. It shows practical tips for packing, numbering, and transporting skeletal material, and it discusses how to capture condition, burial type, and archaeological context through careful notes and records.

This edition emphasizes hands‑on methods you can use in the field or museum setting, including how to document hair samples, skulls, teeth, and large bones. It also explains the value of photographs taken before moving remains and how to organize data so researchers can compare and analyze findings later. The book includes example record blanks, guidance on creating useful field data, and an overview of basic statistical methods to summarize measurements.
What you’ll experience

• Step‑by‑step handling and packing procedures to minimize damage
• Field record templates and data gathering practices for consistency
• Techniques for photographing and describing skeletal material
• Practical notes on hair, facial casts, and other descriptive observations

Ideal for readers of practical field methods in anthropology and museum science, this edition supports careful, repeatable work in diverse field environments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0282887768
• ISBN 13: 9780282887766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 93