Behavior in our Bones: How Human Behavior Influences Skeletal Morphology

There is a wealth of research papers, spanning multiple fields, that investigates morphological changes in the human skeleton in relation to behaviour and biomechanics. Finding this information is time consuming and often not accessible. Behavior in our Bones: How Human Behavior Influences Skeletal Morphology brings this information together in one source and provides an accessible approach to this topic, demonstrating the variation in this research while simultaneously covering the topic in sufficient detail for use in research. This resource provides a clear and consistent narrative, with each chapter having a similar structure, clearly building upon evidence for behavior reconstruction from morphological changes before discussing the archaeological/anthropological research and value. This resource is an in-depth and comprehensive introduction to theories and research that have allowed archaeologists/anthropologists to infer behavior and behavioral changes among past populations. Bridges the gap between the basic concepts of the field and details to the reader how various methods can be employed to examine morphological differences and interpret the findingsProvides a comprehensive discussion of morphological changes to the skeletal related to human behaviorsExplains the basic concepts of bone remodelling and morphological variation before bringing together research from those currently working in the field to demonstrate how these concepts are appliedReviews the analytical methods currently in use which is good as this is particularly confusing to students and would benefit from clarification. Includes a summary table at the end of each chapter detailing research discussed INDICE: 1. Introduction2. Bone Remodelling3. Methods4. Social Complexity and the Cranium  5. Diet and the Mandible6. Occupation and the shoulder 7. Weaponry and the Humerus 8. Tool use and the hand9. Childbirth and the Pelvis10. Horse riding and the Pelvis11. Subsistence, sedentism, and the long bones12. Locomotion and the foot 13. Injury, care, and skeletal asymmetry14. Behaviour under the microscope: Bone microstructure15. Looking for the future in our bones

• ISBN: 978-0-12-821383-4
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 295
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés