Paleoradiology
Imaging Mummies and Fossils
eBook
Paleoradiology is the use of X-rays and advanced medical imaging modalities in the evaluation of ancient human and animal skeletons as well as biological materials from archaeological sites. Paleoradiological studies have been performed on mummies, skeletal remains and fossils to determine their sex and age at death. "Diagnostic paleoradiology" is the use of X-ray studies to detect ancient diseases. The broad range of themes and imaging techniques in this volume reflects four decades of research undertaken by Don Brothwell in the fields of anthropology, human paleopathology, and zooarchaeology, combined with two decades of skeletal radiology experience during which Rethy Chhem read over 150,000 skeletal X-ray and CT studies.
1;Foreword;5 2;Preface;9 3;Acknowledgements;10 4;Contents;11 5;List of Contributors;16 6;Paleoradiology: History and New Developments;17 7;Paleoradiologic Techniques;31 8;The Taphonomic Process, Biological Variation, and X- ray Studies;71 9;Diagnostic Paleoradiology for Paleopathologists;89 10;Paleoradiology in the Service of Zoopaleopathology;135 11;Normal Variations in Fossils and Recent Human Groups;162 12;Concluding Comments;174 13;Subject Index;176
| ISBN | 9783540488330 |
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| Article number | 9783540488330 |
| Media type | eBook - PDF |
| Edition number | 2. Aufl. |
| Copyright year | 2007 |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Length | 163 pages |
| Language | English |
| Copy protection | Digital watermarking |
