The archaeology of disease

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The archaeology of disease

Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester

Cornell University Press, 2005

3rd ed

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"First published in this third edition in the United States of America in 2005 by Cornell University Press. First printing, Cornell paperbacks, 2007"--T.p. verso (pbk.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-326) and index

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ISBN 9780801442322

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"The Archaeology of Disease" shows how scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in the past. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester study evidence gleaned from written records and works of art as well as from ancient human remains. They combine a clinical interpretation of prevalent diseases with a graphic description of their social, economic and cultural consequences. This fully revised third edition includes 90 black-and-white illustrations and has been updated to encompass the rapidly developing research methods of a fascinating field.
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: pbk ISBN 9780801473883

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The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester offer a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma by combining the results of scientific research with information gathered from documents, other areas of archaeology, art, and ethnography. The book contains information on congenital, infectious, dental, joint, endocrine, and metabolic diseases. The authors provide a clinical context for specific ailments and accidents and consider the relevance of ancient demography, basic bone biology, funerary practices, and prehistoric medicine. This fully revised third edition has been updated to and encompasses rapidly developing research methods of in this fascinating field.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The Study of Palaeopathology Introduction and definitions History of study Working from a clinical base Methods of study and tissue change Terminology Limitations of palaeopathological study Biocultural perspectives of disease frequency Movement of people Climate and weather Diet and economy Living environment Occupation TreatmentChapter 2 - Back to Basics Introduction Population growth through time Population growth, mortality and disease Palaeopathology and the question of numbers Palaeodemographic structure: age and sex Methods of analysis for age and sex estimation Sex estimation Age at death estimation Palaeodemography Stature and health Social status and health Ethnicity and health EpilogueChapter 3 - Congenital Disease Introduction Causes of developmental defects Axial skeleton Anencephaly and microcephaly Cleft palate Hydrocephalus Abnormalities in cranial suture development Spina bifida Lumbarization and sacraclization Spondyolysis Appendicular skeleton Congenital dislocation of the hip Club foot Axial and appendicular skeleton Achondroplasia Osteogenesis imperfecta Down's syndromeChapter 4 - Dental Disease Introduction Dental caries Dental abscess Calculus (calcified plaque) Periodontal disease and ante-mortem tooth loss Enamel hypoplasia Dental problems and associated diseases Dental attrition Culturally induced dental alteration Methods of recording dental diseaseChapter 5 - Trauma Introduction Types and causes of fractures Healing of fractures Fracture complications Limitations of trauma study Fractures: living population studies Post-cranial fractures: past population studies Interpersonal aggression and traumatic lesions Decapitation and scalping 'Domestic' violence: infanticide, child abuse, defleshing and cannibalism Trauma and cause of death Dislocation Osteochondritis dissecans Treatment of trauma Amputation Trepanation Treatment of fracturesChapter 6 - Joint Disease Introduction Joint anatomy and physiology Joint disease: pathological process Nenromechmical joint disease: osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis: skeletal involvement Spinal joint disease Activity, osteoarthritis and markers of 'occupation' Inflammatory joint disease: septic arthritis Immune joint disease Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Psoriatic arthritis (PA) Ankylosing spondylitis(SA) Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) Metabolic joint disease: gouty arthritisChapter 7 - Infectious Disease Introduction Non-specific infections Osteomyelitis Periostitis Sinusitis Middle-ear and mastoid infection Endocranial changes Soft-tissue infection Specific infections Tuberculosis Leprosy Treponemal disease Brucellosis and the mycoses Parasitic infection Infectious disease in palaeopathology and biomolecular analysisChapter 8 - Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Introduction Metabolic disease Diet and its relationship to disease Anaemia Vitamin C and D deficiencies Harris lines of arrested growth Osteoporosis Endocrine disease Paget's diseaseChapter 9 - Neoplastic Disease Introduction Benign neoplasms Malignant neoplasms Secondary cancerChapter10 - Conclusions: The Next Ten Years Introduction The past (since 1995) The biocultural/bioarchaeological population approach to palaeopathology Diagnosis and interpretation of disease The practitioners Ambitious projects on disease Standardization of palaeopathological data recording Research on specific diseases or themes Methodological advances The present and future Standardization of recording and reporting find access to palaeopathological data The practitioners, organizations and conferences, anl the media Palaeopathological studies Our resource, and analytical developmentsReferences Index

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