Short description
Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outisde the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers. The compact volume includes all the key information needed for identification purposes, including hundreds of photographs designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information.
* Features more than 500 color photographs and illustrations in a portable format; most in 1:1 ratio* Provides multiple views of every bone in the human body* Includes tips on identifying any human bone or tooth* Incorporates up-to-date references for further study
Long description
Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outisde the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers. The compact volume includes all the key information needed for identification purposes, including hundreds of photographs designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information.
*Multiple views of every bone in the human body
*Tips on identifying any human bone or tooth
*Photographs designed to maximize detail
Review
Tim White and Pieter Folkenss The Human Bone Manual is a terrific addition to the tool kit of osteologists and archaeologists. The bookconcise, tightly written, and rich in photographic detailwill be the standard human identification reference for generations to come. Every field project or lab that deals with skeletal remains, ancient or modern, will depend on it. - Clark Spencer Larsen, Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University As a human osteology manual, this book is an excellent resource for archaeologists, palaeontologists and forensic anthropologists. It is a thoroughly written, well illustrated and can be highly recommended. - Francis Thackeray, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria South Africa This volume is a compact form of previously highly successful editions of Human Osteology by these same authors. In its newest form it is somewhat abbreviated, but is nevertheless an extraordinarily accurate and complete guide to all of the fundamentals of osteoanthropology. The illustrations retain their same vivid three dimensional quality as in previous editions, and the accuracy and thorough review of all major methods (aging, sexing, excavation, laboratory care, etc.) have been retained. It is the perfect companion text and manual for any undergraduate or graduate human osteology course, and is equally highly recommended as well to students of medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, chiropractic, etc., simply because it presents such clear and instructive presentations of fundamental human anatomy. It is, quite simply, the best human anatomy manual currently available. - C. Owen Lovejoy, Kent State University
Table of contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Field Procedures for Skeletal Remains
- Ethics in Osteology
- Bone Biology and Variation
- Postmortem Skeletal Modification
- Anatomical Terminology
- Skull
- Dentition
- Hyoid and Vertebrae
- Thorax
- Sternum and Ribs
- Shoulder Girdle
- Clavicle and Scapula
- Arm
- Humerus, Radius, and Ulna
- Hand
- Carpals, Metacarpals, and Phalanges
- Pelvic Girdle
- Sacrum, Coccyx, and Os Coxae
- Leg
- Femur, Patella, Tibia, and Fibula
- Foot
- Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges
- Osteological and Dental Pathology
- Laboratory Procedures and Reporting
- The Skeletal Biology of Individuals and Populations