Title Details: | |
Biological Anthropology in Practice |
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Other Titles: |
Laboratory exercises |
Authors: |
Valakos, Efstratios Nikita, Efthymia Papavasileiou, Sevasti |
Reviewer: |
Eliopoulos, Constantine |
Subject: | MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > > |
Keywords: |
Human Skeleton
Sex Determination Estimating Age at Death Paleodemography Human Biological Diversity Primates Systematics Phylogeny Human Evolution Evolutionary Processes Data Analysis |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
This textbook is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to delve into the subject of Biological (Physical) Anthropology. It aims to introduce students to the basic research methodologies used by anthropologists. It is intended not only for students in the Departments of Biology and Biosciences, but also for students in other fields, such as Archaeology or Forensic Science. It can be divided into three main sections. The first section (Chapters 1 to 6) deals with the human skeleton and the information that researchers can glean from studying it (age, sex, diseases, etc.). The second section (Chapters 7 and 8) introduces students to the ways in which human diversity can be studied, either in skeletal material or in living individuals. Finally, the next four chapters present the evolution of primates and humans, and students become familiar with the use of phylogenetic methods. Along with the exercises, students are trained in specific topics, such as key construction, tree construction, software use, and statistical processing.
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Technical Editors: |
Kokolakis, Antonios |
Type: |
Laboratory Guide |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-960-603-154-0 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-629 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3843 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Valakos, E., Nikita, E., & Papavasileiou, S. (2015). Biological Anthropology in Practice [Laboratory Guide]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-629 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. General study of the human skeleton 2. Study of human skeletal structure 3. Determination of sex 4. Determination of age at death—principles of paleodemography 5. Paleopathology 6. Activity indicators 7. Anthropometry & character diversity I 8. Anthropometry & character diversity II 9. Study of evolutionary forces 10. Primates I: Study of Primates, use of taxonomic characters, construction of dendrograms 11. Primates II: Study of Homo and its close relatives 12. Primates III |
Number of pages |
430 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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