Editorial Review:

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 for professional osteologists and anatomists, forensic scientists, paleontologists, and archaeologists.
Human Osteology, Second Edition includes nearly a decade of advances in osteological research since the first edition. Each chapter has been strengthened and updated, including a new chapter on molecular osteology and four new case studies drawn from more recent research. This edition also includes a valuable guide to electronic resources in osteology.
Key Features
* Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of exceptional photographs and drawings specifically designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information
* Based on nearly 25 years of teaching human osteology
* Skeletal parts shown life-size for ease of study and use
* Four new case studies emphasize the correct and positive identification of human bones and teeth, which is fundamental in paleontology, archaeology, and forensic science

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Best of its kind:

This is the only osteology book I consistently return to. The actual-size photographs are amazing.

Essential Reference Book!:

This book is, without a doubt, the most useful text on human skeletal materials out there. The writing is lucid and the photographs are large, clear, and well labeled. White also included several chapters and case studies that serve as introductions to topics concerning human skeletal remains: taphonomy, forensic science, pathology, paleoanthropology, ect. Of all of the text and reference books that I have bought over the years, this one has been the most frequently used. It is absolutely essential for... more info

anthropology:

Anyone interested in human bones and archaeology together, in that case this book is a wonderful help for future studies and research!!

Human Osteology!:

This book is very helpful when learning human osteology. I really like how many pictures there are. If I can't have the real object in front of me then the book is the next best thing. Although the book is kind of pricey I think it was worth the money. Over all very good text book for the subject.

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