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The need for a laboratory and field manual to assist with the evaluation of juvenile skeletal material is long overdue. This resource is essential for the practising osteoarchaeologist and forensic anthropologist who requires a quick, reliable and easy-to-use reference to aid in the identification, siding and aging of juvenile osseous material. While excellent reference books on juvenile osteology are currently available, no pre-existing source adequately fills this particular niche in the market. This field manual is designed with practicality as its primary directive. Descriptions of each bone contain 1) morphological characteristics useful for identification, 2) other elements with which the bone may be confused, 2) tips for siding, 3) illustrations of varying developmental phases, 4) data useful for ageing, and 5) a summary of developmental timings. Concise, bullet-style descriptions assist with quick retrieval of information. Unique to this manual is the presentation of data collected from a variety of populations, utilizing a range of observational methods, as an alternative to providing one overall aging summary that is derived from a compilation of many individual s

Who reads Juvenile Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Laboratory & Field Manual) (Laboratory & Field Manual)?

Author

Louise Scheuer, Sue Black, Maureen C. Schaefer

Publisher

Elsevier/Academic Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780123746351

Category

science

Subjects

Medical, Fiction, Biology

Rating

4.62 / 5 (26 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14