Palaeopathology

by Tony Waldron

Book Overview

Palaeopathology is an evidence-based guide to the principal types of pathological lesions often found in human remains and how to diagnose them. Tony Waldron presents an innovative method of arriving at a diagnosis in the skeleton by applying what he refers to as 'operational definitions'. The method ensures that those who study bones will use the same criteria for diagnosing disease, thereby enabling valid comparisons to be made between studies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108730884
• ISBN13: 9781108730884
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 9.8"