- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd; 3rd edition edition (1 July 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752457500
- ISBN-13: 978-0752457505
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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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.
About the Author
CHARLOTTE ROBERTS is a Professor of Archaeology and director of the MSc Palaeopathology in the Department of Archaeology, at Durham University. She has authored/co-authored over 100 scientific papers, and books, including Introduction to forensic archaeology (1996), Burial archaeology: Current research, methods and developments (1989), The Past and Present of Leprosy (2002), Health and disease in Britain: From prehistory to the present day (2003), The bioarchaeology of tuberculosis: A global perspective on a reemerging disease (2003), and Human remains: A Handbook (2009). KEITH MANCHESTER is a General Practitioner in Bradford, and Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford where the human remains laboratory in the Biological Anthropology Research Centre is named after him. He has published over 50 papers on palaeopathology, co-edited The Past and Present of Leprosy (2002), and contributed significantly to debates about the recognition of, and antiquity of, leprosy and tuberculosis.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book should be regarded as THE introductory textbook for anyone who is interested in archaeology, palaeopathology or who just has a morbid fascination with the lifestyles and lives of our ancestors. Roberts will be familiar to anyone who has even scratched the surface of archaeology through programmes such as 'Meet the Ancestors' but Manchester has so far avoided publicity on such a large sacle. However, to anyone who cares, they are both as succcessful and important as each other and the excellent approach of this book proves it. It is advanced enough to satisfy the acdmic student and teacher of the subject yet 'layman' enough for those with ' a mere interest'.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Thanks, such a good book and it was a super delivery service sorry for late reply, great condition and would recommend to anyone doing an osteoloy or paleopathology course
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Well-written and intelligible
2 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
Well-written and intelligible book on the archaeology of disease.
Good discussions both of manifestations of disease in individual
skeletal remains, and in populations. Mostly oriented towards
disease per se, but there's a good chapter on trauma, as well.
Especially good coverage of dental disease. Oriented towards an
academic, rather than towards a lay, audience, but I found it
very readable nonetheless.
Good discussions both of manifestations of disease in individual
skeletal remains, and in populations. Mostly oriented towards
disease per se, but there's a good chapter on trauma, as well.
Especially good coverage of dental disease. Oriented towards an
academic, rather than towards a lay, audience, but I found it
very readable nonetheless.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Book, archeology of disease!
16 Feb 2011
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This book is totally well done for students in bioarcheology!
I received it in perfect condition, fast enough to be able to bring it in my course from the begining of the semester!
Thanks
I received it in perfect condition, fast enough to be able to bring it in my course from the begining of the semester!
Thanks
3 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Disease is not a modern era problem
23 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
The book The Archeology of Disease is a good text to have in the study of paleopathology. It is not the only one, but it is a good one because the explanation of scientific practice in paleopathology is easy to understand.
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