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The Archaeology of Disease

by Charlotte A. Roberts , Mary E. Lewis , Jacalyn Duffin
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781501785788
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 456
  • Original Price: USD 145.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: fourth edition
  • Item Weight: 1003 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Archaeology

This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by individuals and populations, including their children.

Integrating conceptual frameworks from bioarchaeology, medical history, and clinical health, the authors take a long view of disease over thousands of years to examine how frequencies of disease have changed over time in relation to epidemiological transitions. They further investigate the risk of disease in populations at specific time periods and geographic locations. As a result, they provide a better understanding of the impact of health problems on our ancestors and present ethical considerations for palaeopathologists around the world when working with human remains using both archaeological and historical evidence.

Charlotte A. Roberts is a bioarchaeologist and Professor Emerita of Archaeology at the Department of Archaeology, Durham University.

Mary E. Lewis is Professor of Bioarchaeology in the Department of Archaeology, University of Reading.

Jacalyn Duffin is a hematologist and Hannah Professor Emerita of the History of Medicine at Queen's University.

Keith Manchester is a retired practicing clinician and Honorary Professor of Palaeopathology in the Biological Anthropology Research Centre at the University of Bradford.

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