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Paleopathology
The Archaeology of Disease
by Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester, 3rd ed, 338 pp, with illus, $39.95, ISBN 0-8014-4232-X, Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2005.
JAMA. 2006;296:1408-1409.
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Detailed scientific investigation of the normal and pathological human remains of past populations is the basis for bioarcheology and paleopathology. In recent times, this scientific approach is increasingly recognized as a source for understanding life and death in ancient times. Such investigations may shed light on how the interactions of humans and their environment influence disease.
The Archaeology of Disease comprehensively describes the current status of paleopathology. A classic in its field, it is written by two renowned experts, Professor Charlotte A. Roberts, a bioanthropologist, and Dr Keith Manchester, a medical practitioner, both with great expertise in osteopathology and ancient diseases. The merger of their extensive knowledge on ancient human remains has resulted in an excellent textbook that since its inception in 1983 has served as a widely used reference for paleopathologists.
The study of paleopathology has changed significantly since the 1980s. At that time, it was mainly a collection . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Andreas G. Nerlich, MD, PhD, MSc, Reviewer
Institute of Pathology
Munich-Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital
Munich, Germany
andreas.nerlich@extern.lrz-muenchen.de
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