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Gematon : bioarchaeology.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davies-Barrett, Anna M.
- Series:
- Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication
- Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication ; v.30
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human remains (Archaeology).
- Nile River Valley.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress, 2024.
- Summary:
- This volume covers bioarchaeological findings from the Sudan Archaeological Research Society's 1997-2018 Kawa excavations, focusing on human and animal bones. Human skeletons were meticulously documented and preserved, while archaeozoologists studied fragile animal bones. Additional materials supplement Volume I for context on Kawa's cemetery.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Pre-title
- Copyright page
- Title page
- Volume page
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Plates
- 1. Introduction
- The results
- Cattle
- Horse/Donkey and Dromedary/Camel
- Caprines
- Gazelle and Antelope
- Carnivores
- Rodents
- Other fauna
- Fauna according to area of excavation
- Site R18
- Comparative faunal remains
- Concluding remarks
- Introduction
- 2. Preservation
- 3. Demography
- Nonadult age estimation
- Adult age estimation
- 3.2 Nonadult age distribution
- 3.3 Adult age distribution
- 3.4 Adult skeletal sex estimation
- 4. Biological variation
- Adults
- Nonadults
- Adult metric data
- Stature
- 5. Skeletal pathology
- 5.1 Joint pathology
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- 5.2 Vertebral pathology
- 5.3 Trauma
- 5.4 Periosteal reaction
- Long bones
- Sinuses
- Ribs
- 5.5 Cranial lesions
- 5.6 Congenital and developmental abnormalities
- Vertebrae
- Hydrocephalus
- Other
- 5.7 Possible neoplastic disease
- Skeleton (561)25
- Skeleton (HA2)209 and Skeleton (JG3)13
- 6. Oro-dental pathology
- 6.1 Tooth presence
- 6.2 Antemortem tooth loss in adults
- 6.3 Dental wear
- 6.4 Dental caries
- Carious lesions in adults
- Carious lesions in nonadults
- 6.5 Dental calculus
- 6.6 Periodontal disease
- 6.7 Periapical lesions
- 7. The skeleton from Building F1 Room VI
- 8. The disarticulated bone
- 9. Discussion
- 10. Kawa skeleton catalogue
- Grid square GD3
- Area HA1
- Grid square HA2
- Grid square JE2
- Grid square JE3
- Grid square JF2
- Grid square JG1
- Grid square JG2
- Grid square JG3
- Grid square JH3
- Grid square JH4
- Grid square JI4
- Grid square FP6 in the town.
- Notes:
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- ISBN:
- 9781803278889
- 1803278889
- OCLC:
- 1500763587
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