Histology of Ancient Human Bone: Methods and Diagnosis: Proceedings of the "Palaeohistology Workshop" held from 3-5 October 1990 at Göttingen

The examination of excavated human bone finds is mainly the domain of anthropologists and forensic pathologists, the former working with ancient and historical specimens, the latter with modern finds. The methodological and diagnostic approaches to these skeletal finds are the same, regardless of the time of burial. For physical an­ thropology, bodily human relics are dealt with as historical resources which give clues to ancient population structure, population development, life-style and ...