Abstract The publication of The Osteological Paradox (Wood et al., 1992, Current
Anthropology, 33: 343–370) a decade ago sparked debate about the methods and …

For nearly 500 years, scholars have argued about the origin and antiquity of syphilis. Did
Columbus bring the disease from the New World to the Old World? Or did syphilis exist in …

The psychological, sociological and evolutionary roots of conspecific violence in humans
are still debated, despite attracting the attention of intellectuals for over two millennia …

Somewhere along the banks of the River Volga in Russia there is a large earthen mound
underneath which are the burnt remains of a cremation funeral conducted over a thousand …

Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone
Manual is intended for use outside the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic …

An examination of daily life in the Middle Ages which reveals the intimate relations between
age groups, between the living and the dead, and between people and things. An important …

A revised method for estimating adult age at death using the auricular surface of the ilium
has been developed. It is based on the existing auricular surface aging method of Lovejoy et …

The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease, Second Edition is a comprehensive source
dedicated to better understanding this group of conditions that have significant …

Bodies intrigue us. They promise windows into the past that other archaeological finds
cannot by bringing us literally face to face with history. Yet'the body'is also highly contested …

The Photographic Regional Atlas of Bone Disease is intended to serve the needs of a
diverse audience including paleopathologists, physical anthropologists and other …