Stories from the Skeleton: Behavioral Reconstruction in Human Osteology by Robert Jurmain

Amsterdam: Gordon and Breach Publishers, 1999. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiv, 329pp. Mild rubbing, bumps, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Very occasional inked underlining to pages. Underlining does not obscure text. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This volume raises central theoretical issues regarding behavioural reconstruction in human osteological research. Because behavioural reconstructions have become increasingly common, especially within paleopathology, it is time to review the scientific basis for such an approach. For example, osteological scenarios seeking to link the onset of such skeletal conditions as osteoarthritis, dental disease, and trauma with specific behaviours in past populations are critically examined. Questions are also raised as to the scientific rigor of such hypotheses, the ethnohistorical (or other) evidence used to support them and, ultimately, the soundness of such… Read More

G & B Pub, 1999. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 392 pages. 9.00x6.50x0.75 inches.