The Bioarchaeology of Children: Perspectives from Biological and Forensic Anthropology

by Mary E. Lewis

Book Overview

This book is entirely devoted to the study of children's skeletons from archaeological and forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical concepts of their analysis. Non-adult skeletons provide a wealth of information on the physical and social life of the child from their growth, diet and age at death, to factors that expose them to trauma and disease at different stages of their lives. This book covers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521121876
• ISBN13: 9780521121873
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"