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how human behaviour influences skeletal morphology
1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
"Examines how human physical and cultural actions and interactions can be read through careful analyses of skeletal human remains. This book synthesises the latest research on reconstructing behaviour in the past. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific region of the human body, guiding the reader from head to toe and highlighting how evidence found on the skull, shoulder, thorax, spine, pelvis, and the upper and lower limbs has been used to infer patterns of activity and other behaviour. Chapter authors expertly summarise and critically discuss a range of methodological, theoretical, and interpretive approaches used to read skeletal remains and interpret a wide variety of behaviours, including tool use, locomotion, reproduction, health, pathology, and beyond. Serves as a comprehensive resource for readers who are new to human skeletal behaviour investigations " --
Skeletons in action: Inferring behaviour from our bones -- Bone biology and microscopic changes in response to behaviour -- Biosocial complexity and the skull -- Activity and the shoulder: From soft tissues to bare bones -- Archery and the arm -- Tool use and the hand -- Behaviour and the bones of the thorax and spine -- Human behaviour and the pelvis -- Horse riding and the lower limbs -- Locomotion and the foot and ankle -- Injury, disease, and recovery: Skeletal adaptations to immobility and impairment -- Acting on what we have learned and moving forward with skeletal behaviour.
edited by Cara Stella Hirst, Rebecca J. Gilmour, Kimberly A. Plomp, Francisca Alves Cardoso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.