Preface to the third edition xi Preface to the first edition xiii Notes on contributors xix PART I THEORY AND APPLICATION IN STUDIES OF PAST PEOPLES 1 1 Bioarchaeological Ethics: Perspectives on the Use and Value of Human Remains in Scientific Research 3 Patricia M. Lambert and Phillip L. Walker (deceased) 2 Forensic Anthropology: Methodology and Applications 43 Douglas H. Ubelaker 3 Taphonomy and the Nature of Archaeological Assemblages 73 Ann L.W. Stodder PART II MORPHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSES 117 4 Children in Bioarchaeology: Methods and Interpretations 119 Mary E. Lewis 5 Histomorphometry of Human Cortical Bone: Applications to Age Estimation 145 Timothy P. Gocha, Alexander G. Robling, and Sam D. Stout 6 Biomechanical Analyses of Archaeological Human Skeletons 189 Christopher B. Ruff 7 Incremental Structures in Teeth: Keys to Unlocking and Understanding Dental Growth and Development 225 Daniel Antoine, Charles M. FitzGerald, and Jerome C. Rose 8 Dental Morphology 257 Richard Scott and Marin A. Pilloud PART III PREHISTORIC HEALTH AND DISEASE 293 9 Dental Pathology 295 Simon Hillson 10 Analysis and Interpretation of Trauma in Skeletal Remains 335 Nancy C. Lovell and Anne L. Grauer 11 Understanding Bone Aging, Loss, and Osteoporosis in the Past 385 Sabrina C. Agarwal 12 Infectious and Metabolic Diseases: A Synergistic Relationship 415 Charlotte A. Roberts and Megan Brickley 13 Paleopathology: From Bones to Social Behavior 447 Anne L. Grauer PART IV CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSES OF HARD TISSUES 467 14 Stable Isotope Analysis: A Tool for Studying Past Diet, Demography, and Life History 469 M. Anne Katzenberg and Andrea L. Waters‐Rist 15 Strontium Isotopes and the Chemistry of Bones and Teeth 505 James Burton and M. Anne Katzenberg 16 Ancient DNA Analysis of Archaeological Remains 515 Maria A. Nieves‐Colón and Anne C. Stone PART V QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND POPULATION STUDIES 545 17 Traditional Morphometrics and Biological Distance: Methods and an Example 547 Michael Pietrusewsky 18 Paleodemography: Problems, Progress, and Potential 593 George R. Milner, James W. Wood, and Jesper L. Boldsen Index 635

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