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Postmortem Change in Human and Animal Remains [electronic resource] : A Systematic Approach
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Micozzi, Marc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal remains (Archaeology).
- Anthropometry.
- Archaeology--Methodology.
- Postmortem changes.
- Taphonomy.
- Archaeology.
- Anthropology, Physical.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Physical Examination.
- Cadaver.
- Earth Sciences.
- Anthropology, Cultural.
- Biometry.
- Anthropology.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
- Natural Science Disciplines.
- Epidemiologic Measurements.
- Death.
- Pathologic Processes.
- Public Health.
- Occupations.
- Social Sciences.
- Diagnosis.
- Postmortem Changes.
- Paleontology.
- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Disease.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Anthropology, Physical.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Physical Examination.
- Cadaver.
- Earth Sciences.
- Anthropology, Cultural.
- Biometry.
- Anthropology.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
- Natural Science Disciplines.
- Epidemiologic Measurements.
- Death.
- Pathologic Processes.
- Public Health.
- Occupations.
- Social Sciences.
- Diagnosis.
- Postmortem Changes.
- Anthropometry.
- Archaeology.
- Paleontology.
- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Disease.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Local Subjects:
- Animal remains (Archaeology).
- Anthropometry.
- Archaeology--Methodology.
- Postmortem changes.
- Taphonomy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (137 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- POSTMORTEM CHANGE IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL REMAINS: A Systematic Approach provides a unique, synthetic treatment of postmortem change presented in a systematic fashion with attention to the relative chronologies of both physical and cultural factors that influence human and animal remains. This book integrates reports and observations in the anthropology/archaeology literature with material as appropriate from medicine, pathology, paleopathology, ethnography (cultural anthropology) and the forensic sciences, as well as reporting on original observations by the author. In addition to discussing tran
- Contents:
- HALF TITLE: POSTMORTEM CHANGE IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL REMAINS; TITLE PAGE: POSTMORTEM CHANGE IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL REMAINS; PREFACE; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; Chapter I: INTRODUCTION: TAPHONOMY IN THE STUDY OF POSTMORTEM REMAINS; Chapter II: POSTMORTEM PRESERVATION AND MODIFICATION OF SOFT TISSUES: NATURAL PROCESSES; Chapter III: POSTMORTEM PRESERVATION AND MODIFICATION OF SOFT TISSUES: CULTURAL PROCESSES; Chapter IV: EFFECTS OF PLANTS AND MICROBIOLOGIC ORGANISMS ON TISSUE PRESERVATION; Chapter V: POSTMORTEM PUTREFACTION AND DECAY; Chapter VI: TRANSFORMATION OF THE SKELETON AND BONE
- Chapter VII: TRANSPORTATION AND DEPOSITION OF THE SKELETON AND BONEChapter VIII: ARCHAEOLOGIC THEORY, METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS OF TAPHONOMY; Chapter IX: TAPHONOMY AND THE STUDY OF DISEASE IN ANTIQUITY: THE CASE OF CANCER; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08225-1
- OCLC:
- 697120783
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