Human Osteology

by Tim D. White, Pieter Arend Folkens, Michael T. Black

Book Overview

Human Osteology, Second Edition is designed for students and professionals who wish to advance their osteological skills in terms of accurately identifying human skeletal remains, however isolated and fragmentary. These remains can then be used to deduce information about the original lives of the deceased individuals. This book will continue to be an essential text for courses on the human skeleton, as well as a basic reference and field manual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0127466126
• ISBN13: 9780127466125
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Wrong book

I was sent the wrong book but given a refund.

Excellent

This book is an excellent source for information on learning the bones, how to side them, and many other interesting aspects of osteology.

One of the best textbooks I've owned

Two words: wonderfully illustrated. They could use this book for a class on lab photography.I chose this book over other optional texts available for a forensic anthropology class, and I believe it was by far the best at this level. Like others have said, if you need to know the small visual differences between two similar landmarks, this is the one.Also, don't sell it back once you're done. You'll be sorry.

Everything you've ever wanted to know about bones

As a criminalistics student this was a required textbook for my forensic anthropology class. This book was by far the most informative on the subject of human osteology. If you are confused with the ball of the femur and the head of the humerus, this is the one for you. I am now able to correctly identify bone fragments, due mostly in part to the intricate details presented in this particular book. Forget it, Book buy-back - I plan to keep this book long after my college years!

The ultimate authority on the subject

A tersely-written, succint and comprehensive overview of the human skeleton, including sections on analytical methods currently employed by physical anthropologists. These include age/sex assessment, excavation/recovery guides, photographic methods, stature/ancestry assessment, palaeopathology and population biology. Three case studies, from the fields of hominid palaeontology, archaeology and forensic anthropology are also included to add depth to the methods and procedures discussed. Despite being first published almost ten years ago, White's superb and succint writing style makes many recent publications appear superfluous by comparison. Probably the best book of its kind ever written.

Definitely worth it!

The pictures in this book are incredible, and the text is well-written and very helpful for anyone who is trying to memorize or learn about the human skeleton, as well as those who are just mildly interested in it. I bought it to use for his Human Paleontology class at UC Berkeley (he gives an osteology quiz at the beginning of the semester--aaaaah!) and now I am always referring back to it. The whole package is probably upper division college material but the text is clear and understandable, and I would recommend it to anyone just on account of the pictures. It's definitely a book I'll hang onto for a long time.