Product Description

A second revised edition of an examination of how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries that afflicted our ancestors. Chapters focus on congenital disease, injuries, wounds, infections, dental diseases, metabolic diseases and tumours. First published in 1983.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2659614 in Books
• Published on: 1995-07-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent introductory text to the subject
This book should be regarded as THE introductory textbook for anyone who is interested in archaeology, palaeopathology or who just has a morbid fascination with the lifestyles and lives of our ancestors. Roberts will be familiar to anyone who has even scratched the surface of archaeology through programmes such as 'Meet the Ancestors' but Manchester has so far avoided publicity on such a large sacle. However, to anyone who cares, they are both as succcessful and important as each other and the excellent approach of this book proves it. It is advanced enough to satisfy the acdmic student and teacher of the subject yet 'layman' enough for those with ' a mere interest'.