Biological anthropology of the human skeleton

683 Pages·2019·16.32 MB·English

by  Grauer

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
OF THE HUMAN SKELETON

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
OF THE HUMAN SKELETON
Third Edition
Edited by
M. ANNE KATZENBERG
ANNE L. GRAUER
This third edition first published 2019
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (except Chapter 2, which is a U.S. Government work and is in public domain)
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Katzenberg, Mary Anne, editor. | Grauer, Anne L., 1958– editor.
Title: Biological anthropology of the human skeleton / edited by M. Anne Katzenberg, Anne L. Grauer.
Description: Third Edition. | Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2019] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018008847 (print) | LCCN 2018010239 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119151623 (pdf) |
ISBN 9781119151630 (epub) | ISBN 9781119151616 (Cloth)
Subjects: LCSH: Human skeleton. | Human remains (Archaeology) | Bones–Analysis.
Classification: LCC GN70 (ebook) | LCC GN70 .B55 2018 (print) | DDC 599.9/47–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018008847
Cover Design: Wiley
Cover Images: (Top row, left to right) “Jaw from Anglo-Saxon site in Winchester, England,” The Trustees of the Natural
History Museum, London, © Simon Hillson; “Scalping, Larson Site Burial 62B” (after S.L. Olsen and P. Shipman,
“Cutmarks and perimortem treatment of skeletal remains on the Northern Plains,” in Skeletal Biology in the Great Plains:
Migration, Warfare, Health, and Subsistence, eds. D.W. Owsley and R.L. Jantz, 1994, Smithsonian Institution Press),
© Ann L. W. Stodder. (Middle row, left to right) “A schematic of the human mitochondrial DNA genome” adapted from
Molecular Evolution: A Phylogenetic Approach (1991) by Roderick D.M. Page and Edward C. Holmes, as edited by
Maria A. Nieves Colón and Anne C. Stone; © pialhovik/Getty Images; “Fracture and dislocation at the shoulder” by
Nancy C. Lovell and Anne L. Grauer; (Full skeleton) © stihii/Shutterstock
Set in 10/12pt Times by SPi Global, Pondicherry, India
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
This book is dedicated to the memory of Shelley R. Saunders.

CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION xi
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION xiii
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS xix
PART I THEORY AND APPLICATION IN STUDIES OF PAST PEOPLES 1
1 Bioarchaeological Ethics: Perspectives on the Use and Value of Human
Remains in Scientific Research 3
Patricia M. Lambert and Phillip L. Walker (deceased)
2 Forensic Anthropology: Methodology and Applications 43
Douglas H. Ubelaker
3 Taphonomy and the Nature of Archaeological Assemblages 73
Ann L.W. Stodder
PART II MORPHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSES 117
4 Children in Bioarchaeology: Methods and Interpretations 119
Mary E. Lewis
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viii CONTENTS
5 Histomorphometry of Human Cortical Bone: Applications to Age Estimation 145
Timothy P. Gocha, Alexander G. Robling, and Sam D. Stout
6 Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons 189
Christopher B. Ruff
7 Incremental Structures in Teeth: Keys to Unlocking and Understanding
Dental Growth and Development 225
Daniel Antoine, Charles M. FitzGerald, and Jerome C. Rose
8 Dental Morphology 257
G. Richard Scott and Marin A. Pilloud
PART III PREHISTORIC HEALTH AND DISEASE 293
9 Dental Pathology 295
Simon Hillson
10 Analysis and Interpretation of Trauma in Skeletal Remains 335
Nancy C. Lovell and Anne L. Grauer
11 Understanding Bone Aging, Loss, and Osteoporosis in the Past 385
Sabrina C. Agarwal
12 Infectious and Metabolic Diseases: A Synergistic Relationship 415
Charlotte A. Roberts and Megan Brickley
13 Paleopathology: From Bones to Social Behavior 447
Anne L. Grauer
PART IV CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSES OF HARD TISSUES 467
14 Stable Isotope Analysis: A Tool for Studying Past Diet, Demography,
and Life History 469
M. Anne Katzenberg and Andrea L. Waters‐Rist
15 Strontium Isotopes and the Chemistry of Bones and Teeth 505
James Burton and M. Anne Katzenberg
16 Ancient DNA Analysis of Archaeological Remains 515
Maria A. Nieves‐Colón and Anne C. Stone