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Acknowledgements; Author biographies; Preface; 1. Studies on skeletal and dental variation: a view across two centuries Don Brothwell; Section I. Juvenile Health, Growth and Development: Introduction; 2. Development and ageing of the juvenile skeleton Louise Scheuer and Sue Black; 3. Growth studies of past populations: an overview and an example Louise Humphrey; 4. Non-adult palaeopathology: current status and future potential Mary Lewis; Section II. Palaeodemography: Introduction; 5. Ageing adults from the skeleton Margaret Cox; 6. Ageing from the dentition David Whittaker; 7. Problems and prospects in palaeodemography Andrew Chamberlain; 8. Sex determination in skeletal remains Simon Mays and Margaret Cox; 9. Assessment of parturition Margaret Cox; Section III. Disease in the Past: Introduction; 10. Infectious disease in biocultural perspective: past, present and future work in Britain Charlotte Roberts; 11. The palaeopathology of joint disease Juliet Rogers; 12. The diagnosis of metabolic disease in archaeological bone Megan Brickley; 13. Congenital conditions and neoplastic disease in British palaeopathology Trevor Anderson; 14. Dental health in British antiquity Chrissie Freeth; 15. Chemical methods in palaeopathology Angela Gernaey and David Minnikin; 16. An introduction to palaeohistopathology Lynne Bell and Kim Piper; Section IV. Human Variation: Introduction; 17. Biodistance studies using craniometric variation in British archaeological skeletal material Simon Mays; 18. Skeletal non-metric traits and the assessment of inter- and intra- population diversity: past problems and future potential Andrew Tyrrell; 19. Skeletal indicators of handedness James Steele; 20. Forensic and archaeological reconstruction of the human face upon the skull Richard Neave; Section V. Assaults on the Skeleton: Introduction; 21. Trauma in biocultural perspective: past, present and future work in Britain Charlotte Roberts; 22. Evidence for weapon-related trauma in British archaeological samples Anthea Boylston; 23. Bone adaptation and its relationship to physical activity in the past Christopher Knüsel; 24. The analysis of cremated bone Jacqueline McKinley; Section VI. Microscopic, Biochemical and Analytical Approaches: Introduction; 25. New directions in the analysis of stable isotopes in excavated bones and teeth Simon Mays; 26. The chemical degradation of bone Christina Nielsen-Marsh, Angela Gernaey, Gordon Turner-Walker, Robert Hedges, Alistair Pike and Matthew Collins; 27. Ancient DNA applications in human osteoarchaeology: achievements, problems and potential Keri Brown; 28. Analysing human skeletal data John Robb; 29. Forensic osteology in the United Kingdom Sue Black; Index.

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This advanced textbook provides an up-to-date account of recent developments and future potential in the study of human skeletons from both an archaeological and forensic context.

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