Meretseger Books

Biological Anthropology and the Study of Ancient Egypt

DAVIES William Vivian - WALKER Roxie

Item #M9488a

Rare. British Museum Press, London, 1993. First edition. In-4, xi & 196 pages, 18 plates. Original softcover, top corner of front cover bumped, otherwise a fine copy. Contents: Paleopathology as science : the contribution of Egyptology / George J. Armelagos and James O. Mills -- Health in pharaonic Egypt / W. Benson Harer -- What diseases plagued ancient Egyptians? : a century of controversy considered / Jane E. Buikstra, Brenda J. Baker and Della C. Cook -- Predynastic schistosomiasis / R.L. Miller, N. de Jonge, F.W. Krijger and A.M. Deelder -- Dental anthropology of the Nile Valley / Jerome C. Rose, George L. Armelagos, and L. Stephen Perry -- Histological studies of ancient tooth crown surfaces / Simon W. Hillson -- A molecular approach to the study of Egyptian history / Svante Paabo and Anna Di Rienzo -- Analysis of retrovirus sequences in c. 5300 years old Egyptian mummy DNA obtained via PCR amplification and molecular cloning / Jaap Goudsmit, John Dekker Lia Smit, Carla Kuiken, Jan Geelan and Rutger Perizonius -- The extraction and isolation of DNA from archaeological bone / R.E.M. Hedges and B.A. Sykes -- King Djedkare Isesi and his daughters / Eugen Strouhal and Mohammad Fawzi Gaballah with contributions by Premysl Klir and Alena Nemeckova and the collaboration of Shelley R. Saunders with Willy Woelfli -- The correlation of skeletal remains and burial goods : an example from Naga-ed-Der N 7000 / Patricia V. Podzorski -- Cranial injuries in the Guanche population of Tenerife (Canary Islands) : a biocultural interpretation / Conrado Rodrigues Martin, Rafael Gonzalez, Anton and Fernando Estevez Gonzelez -- The Nubian pathological collection in the Natural History Museum, London / Theya I. Molleson -- A historical flora of Egypt : a preliminary survey / M.N. El Hadidi -- Ancient Egypt bread and beer : an interdisciplinary approach / Delwin Samuel -- Recent archaebotanical research at the Site of Memphis / Mary Anne Murray -- Analysis of essential oils in funerary wreaths from Hawara / John Edmonson and Piotr Bienkowski -- The archaeology of Kerma (Sudan) / Louis Chaix -- Aspects of current archaeozoological research at the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis / Barbara Ghaleb -- Possible future directions of a bioanthropology of ancient Egypt / F. W. Rosing Language: English. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Religion & Magic, Society & Economy.

Language: English.

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