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The Archaeology of Disease Third Edition

by Charlotte A. Roberts (Author), Keith Manchester (Author)
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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 from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester offer a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma by combining the results of scientific research with information gathered from documents, other areas of archaeology, art, and ethnography. The book contains information on congenital, infectious, dental, joint, endocrine, and metabolic diseases. The authors provide a clinical context for specific ailments and accidents and consider the relevance of ancient demography, basic bone biology, funerary practices, and prehistoric medicine. This fully revised third edition has been updated to and encompasses rapidly developing research methods of in this fascinating field.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0801473888
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    978-0801473883
  3. Edition
    Third
  4. Publisher
    Cornell University Press
  5. Publication date
    February 9, 2007
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7 x 1 x 9.5 inches
  8. Print length
    352 pages
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A concise, informative, and very readable introduction to the field of paleopathology.

― Journal of the History of Medicine (reviewing a previous edition)

This is a fabulous book. It is stocked full of useful data, is well organized, and devoid of most of the pseudoscience that plagues this area of study. It covers the entire field in a practical, no-nonsense style. If you are interested in ancient disease, then this is the bible, the finest text to date.

― Journal of the American Association of Forensic Dentists

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Well structured, clearly written, and extremely accurate from both a historical and scientific point of view.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cornell University Press; Third edition (February 9, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801473888
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801473883
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 112 ratings

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I have just retired (October 2020) but am still connected to Durham University (see: https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/?id=163). I have a background in nursing, archaeology, environmental archaeology and human bioarchaeology. I have studied and interpreted human remains from archaeological sites for nearly 40 years. I exploring the interaction of people with their environments in the past through patterns of health and disease (palaeopathology), My nursing background has guided me into taking an holistic approach to past ill health in bioarchaeology, something that was also considered essential in a hospital setting. Understanding why and how people and communities today experience health problems is essential to be able to understand ill health in the past. I was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2014.

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  • cambrizzle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2024
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    Great for bioarch students
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  • JF
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good overview about diseases in archaeology
    Reviewed in Germany on June 23, 2023
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    Good standard book for bioarchaeologists
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  • Crisdean
    5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful update - fascinating read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2020
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    I have the 2nd edition but as am about to start masters in paeloanthropology, as it involves paleopathology, I thought I should get the latest 3rd edition. It arrived today. I have been flicking through it and what a wonderful update. It is almost like a new book with so much more in it. There are many good things about the update but one of the nice things is there is much more inclusion of cultural and environmental issues.

    Many new editions are just minor changes of the previous one, but this is a total revamp and expansion of the previous edition. Well done to the authors. It is a wonderful book and a fascinating read.
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  • A. Tollan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, concise, great diagrams and pictures, a great companion to studying osteology of paleopathology
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2014
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    Clear, concise, great diagrams and pictures, a great companion to studying osteology of paleopathology
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  • Martin Bird
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2017
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