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Arch. Biology, Skeletons

Agrawal: Dating the Human Past. Cloth ip

Dating the Human Past.
by D.P. Agrawal and M.G. Yadava
134 pages, 28 illustrations. 1995. Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies

Allchin: A Source-book of Indian Archaeology: Volume 3: Human Remains, Prehistoric Roots of Religious Beliefs, First Steps in Historical Archaeology: Sculpture, Architecture, Coins and Inscriptions. Hardcover

Source-book of Indian Archaeology. Volume 3: Human Remains, Prehistoric Roots of Religious Beliefs, First Steps in Historical Archaeology: Sculpture, Architecture, Coins and Inscriptions. Hardcover
edited by F.R. Allchin & Dilip K. Chakrabarti
vii, 291 pages

Aufderheide: The Scientific Study of Mummies. Hardback

Scientific Study of Mummies. Hardback
Arthur C. Aufderheide
626 pages, 17 line diagrams 328 half-tones 6 colour plates. 2002. The fact that bodies decay after death has concerned humans throughout the ages. Many cultures have attempted to arrest this decay, so that bodies are preserved (or mummified) in a state as near to life as possible, but spontaneously mummified bodies are also found.

Bokenkamp: Ancestors and Anxiety: Daoism and the Birth of Rebirth in China. Hardcover

Ancestors and Anxiety: Daoism and the Birth of Rebirth in China. Hardcover
by Stephen R. Bokenkamp
xi, 220 pages. 2007. One of the most important periods in the history of Chinese religion, the third through sixth centuries C.E., when social and political changes were matched by innovation and an outpouring of textual production in Daoism and Buddhism

Cartwright: Disease and History. Paperback

Disease and History. Paperback
by Frederick F. Cartwright and Michael D. Biddiss
280 pages, 16 illustrations. 2004. This fully updated edition of 'Disease & History' examines diseases such as the plagues which brought down ancient Greece and Rome, the Black Death which devastated 13th century Europe and, more recently, AIDS and the SARS epidemic

Chia Lan-Po: Cave Home of Peking Man. Paperback

Cave Home of Peking Man. Paperback
by Chia Lan-Po. 52 pages text, many black-white and colour illustrations, first edition 1975

Cox, Hunter: Forensic Archaeology: Advances in Theory and Practice. Paperback

Forensic Archaeology: Advances in Theory and Practice. Paperback
by Margaret Cox, John Hunter
256 pages, 50 line drawings, 25 photos. 2005. This new and updated edition of a textbook universally hailed as an indispensible guide, is a complete introduction to the methods and means of forensic archaeology.

Crawley: Plant Ecology. Paperback

Plant Ecology. Paperback. Edited by M. Crawley
736 pages. 2nd, revised, edition 1996
Reduced price, was 55,00

Cremo: Forbidden Archeology. The Hidden History of the Human Race. Cloth

Forbidden Archeology. The Hidden History of the Human Race. Cloth
by Michael A. Cremo & Richard L. Thompson
914 pages, illustrated. 1993

Cruz-Uribe, Klein: Analysis of Animal Bones from Archaeological Sites. Paperback

Analysis of Animal Bones from Archaeological Sites. Paperback (sometimes cover has other colour)
Kathryn Cruz-Uribe and Richard G. Klein
xii, 266 pages, 55 illustrations. 1984

Davis: Archaeology of Animals. Paperback

Archaeology of Animals. Paperback
by Simon J.M. Davis
224 pages, glossary, maps, index, 115 line figures, 45 photos. 1987. From Stone Age mammoth-hunters to Roman black rats, this book explains how fossils found on archaeological sites help to unravel some of the mysteries which surround our ancestors

Dupras: Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches. Hardcover

Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches. Hardcover.
by Tosha L. Dupras, John J. Schultz, Sandra M. Wheeler, Lana J. Williams
256 pages. 2005. This comprehensive reference focuses on the practical aspects of recovery and excavation of human remains. Chapters highlight various techniques used to survey, map, recover, document, collect, and transport human remains from crime scenes

Ellen: Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind. Paperback

Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind. Paperback
By Prof Dr Roy Ellen
176 pages. 2006. This book considers the ways in which the subject matter and methodologies of ethnobiological research address core anthropological questions about the character of culture, language, cognition, knowledge, subsistence practice and co-evolution.

Fairgrieve: Forensic Cremation. Recovery and Analysis. Hardback

Forensic Cremation. Recovery and Analysis. Hardback
By Scott I. Fairgrieve
224 pages, 63 illustrations, 35 tables. 2008. Presenting current research in forensic anthropology in a condensed, useable format, "Forensic Cremation: Recovery and Analysis" begins with an evaluation of the reasonable expectations for analyzing cremains in a forensic setting.

Fforde: Collecting the Dead: Archaeology and the Reburial Issue. Paperback

Collecting the Dead: Archaeology and the Reburial Issue. Paperback
by Cressida Fforde
ix, 198 pages, with 9 plates. 2004

Fowler: The Archaeology of Personhood. An Anthropological Approach. Paperback

Archaeology of Personhood. An Anthropological Approach. Paperback
by Chris Fowler
160 pages. 2006. The Archaeology of Personhood discusses what it means to be human and, by drawing on examples from European prehistory, discusses the implications that contemporary understandings of personhood have on archaeological interpretation

Haglund: Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives. Hardback

Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives. Hardback. ca. 18x26cm
Edited by William D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg
xxxii, 507 pages, 300 photographs, maps, and other images. 2001. It offers the latest techniques in obtaining clues from postmortem evidence.

Higham: The Archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia: From 10,000 B.C. to the Fall of Angkor

Archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia: From 10,000 B.C. to the Fall of Angkor. Paperback
by Charles Higham. 404 pages. This important new synthesis focuses on the social world of early mainland Southeast Asia.

Hillson: Teeth. 2nd Edition. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Paperback

Teeth. 2nd Edition. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Paperback
Simon Hillson
388 pages, 112 line diagrams, 18 half-tones, 16 tables. Fully revised and updated edition 2005. New edition gives a fully revised and expanded examination of dental studies in archaeology, anthropology and related disciplines. Provides descriptions and illustrations for 325 mammal genera from Europe, North Africa, Asia and North America. Sets out charts, tables, and details of relevant techniques and equipment.

Hodder: Archaeological Theory Today. Paperback

Archaeological Theory Today. Paperback
edited by Ian Hodder. 328 pages. 2005

Hoppa: Paleodemography. Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples. Hardback

Paleodemography. Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples. Hardback
Edited by Robert D. Hoppa, James W. Vaupel
274 pages, with 28 line diagrams, 4 half-tones, 25 tables. 2002

Jones: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution. Paperback

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution. Paperback
Edited by Steve Jones, Robert Martin and David Pilbeam. Executive editor: Sarah Bunney. Foreword by Richard Dawkins
520 pages, numerous maps, illustrations, appendices, glossary, index. 1994

Kaplan: Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Hardcover

Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Hardcover
by Eugene H. Kaplan. Illustrated by Sandy Chichester Rivkin and Susan L. Kaplan
x, 271 pages, 150 line illustartions. 2006. Learning marine biology from a textbook is one thing. But take readers to the bottom of the sea in a submarine to discover living fossils or to coral reefs to observe a day in the life of an octopus, and the sea and its splendors come into focus, in brilliant colors and with immediacy.

Larsen: Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past through Bioarchaeology

Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past through Bioarchaeology
Clark Spencer Larsen
248 pages, illustrations, map, index. 2002. The dead tell no tales. Or do they? In this text, Clark Spencer Larsen shows that the dead can speak to us through the insights of bioarchaeology, which reconstructs the lives and lifestyles of past peoples based on the study of skeletal remains

Leakey: Origins Reconsidered. In Search of What Makes Us Human. Paperback

Origins Reconsidered. In Search of What Makes Us Human. New edition. Paperback
by Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin
464 pages, 16 illustrations. 2004. An account of Richard Leakey's search for not only human origins, but also the origin of humanity. Since writing "Origins" in 1978, he has shifted his studies from the eastern to the western shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya

Lyman: Vertebrate Taphonomy. Paperback

Vertebrate Taphonomy. Paperback
by R. Lee Lyman. 550 pages, 46 illustrations. 1994. In this user-friendly, encyclopedic reference volume, Lee Lyman reviews the wide range of analytical techniques used to solve particular zooarchaeological problems, illustrating these in most cases with appropriate examples.

Mayor: The First Fossil Hunters. Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times. Cloth

First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times
by Adrienne Mayor
xx, 361 pages, numerous illustrations. 2000. Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes and Giants, these creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the imagination through accounts that have come down from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if they were more than fictions? This text shows that these beings did have a basis in fact.

Mayor: The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times. Paperback

First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times
by Adrienne Mayor
xx, 361 pages, numerous illustrations. Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes and Giants - these creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the imagination through accounts that have come down from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if they were more than fictions? This text shows that many of these beings did have a basis in fact.

Mays: The Archaeology of Human Bones. Paperback

Archaeology of Human Bones. Paperback
Simon Mays
242 pages, over 100 illustrations. 1998. There is no greater direct evidence regarding earlier human populations than their physical remains. This volume provides a pragmatic and up-to-date account of forensic analysis of human skeletal remains and its application in tackling major historical and archaeological issues.

O'Connor: The Archaeology of Animal Bones. 2nd edition. Paperback

Archaeology of Animal Bones. 2nd edition. Paperback
by Terry O'Connor
224 pages, 40 illustrations. 2008. This is a fascinating introduction for anyone seeking how to understand how these bones can shed light on our knowledge of the past, as well as the complex relationship between human and animals.

Panter-Brick: Hunter-Gatherers. An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Paperback

Hunter-Gatherers. An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Paperback
Catherine Panter-Brick, Robert H. Layton and Peter Rowley-Conwy, editors
360 pages, some tables, glossary, index. 2001. Analyses of the ecology, biology and society of past and present-day hunter-gatherers are at the core of this interdisciplinary volume.

Podzorkski: Their Bones Shall Not Perish: An Examination of Predynastic Human Skeletal Remains from Naga-ed-Der in Egypt. Hardback

Their Bones Shall Not Perish: An Examination of Predynastic Human Skeletal Remains from Naga-ed-Der in Egypt. Hardback
by Patricia V. Podzorkski
xii, 166 pages. 1990

. Rakita, Buikstra, a.o.: Interacting with the Dead: Perspectives on Mortuary Archaeology for the New Millennium. Paperback

Interacting with the Dead: Perspectives on Mortuary Archaeology for the New Millennium. Paperback
edited by Gordon F. M. Rakita, Jane E. Buikstra, Lane A. Beck and Sloan R. Williams. 390 pages. 2008

Reitz, Wing: Zooarchaeology. 2nd edition. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Paperback

Zooarchaeology. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Paperback
by Elizabeth J. Reitz & Elizabeth S. Wing
558 pages, figures, tables, bibliography, index. 2nd edition, 2008. This is an introductory text for students interested in identification and analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. The emphasis is on animals whose remains inform us about the relationship between humans and their natural and social environments, especially site formation processes, subsistence strategies, the processes of domestication, and paleoenvironments.

Renfrew, Morley: Becoming Human: Innovation in Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture. Paperback

Becoming Human: Innovation in Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture. Paperback
by Colin Renfrew and Iain Morley. xviii, 282 pages. 2009

Roberts, Manchester: The Archaeology of Disease. Third Edition. Paperback

Archaeology of Disease. Third Edition. Paperback
by Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester
x, 338 pages, with index, references, numerous illustrations. 2005

Shennan: Genes, Memes and Human History. Darwinian Archaeology and Cultural Evolution

Genes, Memes and Human History. Darwinian Archaeology and Cultural Evolution
Stephen Shennan
304 pages, 47 illustrations. 2002. What is the history of human populations? How are cultural traditions maintained and changed over time? What led to the emergence of marked social inequalities? These and other questions are addressed and answered in this text, an application of neo-Darwinian evolutionary ideas to the human past

Strouhal: Anthropologische Untersuchung der C-Gruppen- und Pan-Gräber-Skelette aus Sayala, Ägyptisch Nubien. broschiert

Anthropologische Untersuchung der C-Gruppen- und Pan-Gräber-Skelette aus Sayala, Ägyptisch Nubien. broschiert, 30 x 21 cm.
Eugen Strouhal und Johann Jungwirth
198 Seiten, 33 Tafeln, 27 Abbildungen im Text. 1984. In den Jahren 1961-65 beteiligten sich österreichische Archäologen an der UNESCO-Aktion. Unter anderem haben sie umfangreiche Gräberfelder entdeckt. Die Bearbeitung des über 500 Skelette zählenden Materials fand in den Jahren 1969-70 und 1975 statt. Hier der analytischen Auswertung der ältesten Funde (ca. 2000-1600 v. Chr.)

Waldron: Palaeopathology: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Paperback

Palaeopathology: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Paperback
Tony Waldron
298 pages. December 2008. Uses a novel approach to the diagnosis of disease in the skeleton which will ensure that the same criteria are used by all bone specialists. Information is soundly clinically based, using up-to-date medical knowledge

Waldron: Shadows in the Soil. Human Bones and Archaeology. Paperback

Shadows in the Soil. Human Bones and Archaeology. Paperback.
Tony Waldron
158 pages, 17 tables, 43 illustrations. 2001

Watts: Disease and Medicine in World History. Paperback

Disease and Medicine in World History. Paperback
Sheldon Watts
x, 166 pages. 2003. Disease and Medicine in World History is a concise introduction to diverse ideas about diseases and their treatment throughout the world. Drawing on case studies from ancient Egypt to present-day America, Asia and Europe, this survey discusses concepts of sickness and forms of treatment in many cultures

Whittington: Bones of the Maya. Studies of Ancient Skeletons. Cloth

Bones of the Maya. Studies of Ancient Skeletons. Cloth
edited by Stephen L. Whittington & David M. Reed
290 pages, index, bibliography, many illustrations. 1997. Coverage spans the formative through colonial periods, with a geographic focus on the Maya lowlands of northern Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Includes osteological, dental, bone chemistry, and DNA analyses. Diet and health status of Maya populations is a major theme