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Fracture Biomechanics Of The Human Skeleton, Anne M. Kroman
Fracture Biomechanics Of The Human Skeleton, Anne M. Kroman
Doctoral Dissertations
Trauma analysis is a growing area of physical and forensic anthropology. The analysis of fracture patterns is useful in determining cause and manner of death, as well as making inferences about past populations. Traditionally, anthropologists have categorized bone trauma into the discrete categories of blunt, ballistic, and sharp trauma. While these descriptors provide a practical approach, anthropologists need to change the way that trauma is perceived and analysis of fractures is conducted. Bone trauma is best viewed as a continuum (rather than discrete independent categories), with the variables of force, acceleration/deceleration, and surface area of impacting interface governing the appearance …
Southern Foodways And Culture: Local Considerations And Beyond, Lisa J. Lefler
Southern Foodways And Culture: Local Considerations And Beyond, Lisa J. Lefler
Southern Anthropological Society Conference Proceedings
Selected Papers from the Annual Meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society, Oxford, Mississippi, February 2007