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The osteology of infants and children
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- Creator
- Brenda J. Baker, Tosha L. Dupras, and Matthew W. Tocheri ; drawings by Sandra M. Wheeler
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- English
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- 1st ed
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2005
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781585444281, 9781299053434, 9781585444656, 9781603446181, 1603446184, 1585444286, 1299053432, 1585444650
- OCLC
- ocn726829011, ocn682156493, ocm57193032
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index.
- English
- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Part One: The Bare Bones Of Subadult Skeletons -- Chapter 1. Studying the Bones of Children -- Why Are Skeletal Remains of Subadults Important for Interpreting the Archaeological Record? -- The Developing Skeleton: A Framework for Understanding How Bones Grow -- Anatomical Terms and Directions -- Placing Subadult Skeletons in Age and Sex Categories -- Chapter 2. Excavating the Remains of Fetuses, Infants, and Children -- Recognition and Preservation -- How to Excavate Subadult Burials -- Laboratory Treatment and Curation of Subadult Remains -- Part Two: The Skull And Teeth -- Chapter 3. The Bones of the Cranial Vault -- The Frontal -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Parietal -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Occipital -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Temporal -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Auditory Ossicles -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Sphenoid -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Chapter 4. The Bones of the Face -- The Ethmoid -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Inferior Nasal Concha -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Vomer -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- The Nasal Bone -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Lacrimal -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques
- The Zygomatic -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Palatine -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Maxilla -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Mandible -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Hyoid -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Chapter 5. The Dentition -- Five Steps for Tooth Identification -- 1. To Which Tooth Type Does the Tooth Belong? -- Incisors -- Canines -- Premolars -- Molars -- 2. Is the Tooth Deciduous or Permanent? -- 3. Is It a Maxillary or Mandibular Tooth? -- Incisors -- Canines -- Premolars -- Molars -- 4. What Is the Tooth's Position in the Dentition? -- Incisors -- Premolars -- Molars -- 5. Is the Tooth from the Right or Left Side? -- Incisors -- Canines -- Premolars -- Molars -- Part Three: The Infracranial Skeleton -- Chapter 6. The Vertebral Column and Pelvic Girdle -- Cervical Vertebrae -- The Atlas (C1) -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Axis (C2) -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Typical Cervical Vertebrae (C3- C7) -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Thoracic Vertebrae -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Lumbar Vertebrae -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Differentiating Vertebrae from Other Bones -- The Sacrum -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Coccyx -- Description at Major Stages
- Differentiation from Other Bones -- The Os Coxa -- The Ilium -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Ischium -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Pubis -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Chapter 7. The Chest and Shoulder Girdle -- The Ribs -- First Rib -- Description at Major Stages -- Siding Techniques -- Second Rib -- Description at Major Stages -- Siding Techniques -- Ribs 3 through 10 -- Description at Major Stages -- Siding Techniques -- Ribs 11 and 12 -- Description at Major Stages -- Siding Techniques -- Differentiating Ribs from Other Bones -- The Sternum -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- The Clavicle -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Scapula -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Chapter 8. The Bones of the Arms and Legs -- The Bones of the Arm -- The Humerus -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Radius -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Ulna -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Bones of the Leg -- The Femur -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Tibia -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Fibula -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- The Patella -- Description at Major Stages -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Chapter 9. The Bones of the Hands and Feet
- The Bones of the Hand -- Carpals -- Scaphoid -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Lunate -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Triquetral -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Pisiform -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Trapezium -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Trapezoid -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Capitate -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Hamate -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Metacarpals -- First Metacarpal -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Second Metacarpal -- Differentiation from Other Metacarpals -- Siding Techniques -- Third Metacarpal -- Differentiation from Other Metacarpals -- Siding Techniques -- Fourth Metacarpal -- Differentiation from Other Metacarpals -- Siding Techniques -- Fifth Metacarpal -- Differentiation from Other Metacarpals -- Siding Techniques -- Differentiating Metacarpals from Metatarsals -- Hand Phalanges -- Proximal Phalanges -- Intermediate Phalanges -- Distal Phalanges -- Siding Hand Phalanges -- Differentiating Hand and Foot Phalanges -- The Bones of the Foot -- Tarsals -- Calcaneus -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Talus -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Cuboid -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Navicular -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- First or Medial Cuneiform -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Second or Intermediate Cuneiform -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Third or Lateral Cuneiform -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques -- Metatarsals -- First Metatarsal -- Differentiation from Other Bones -- Siding Techniques
- Second Metatarsal -- Differentiation from Other Metatarsals -- Siding Techniques -- Third Metatarsal -- Differentiation from Other Metatarsals -- Siding Techniques -- Fourth Metatarsal -- Differentiation from Other Metatarsals -- Siding Techniques -- Fifth Metatarsal -- Differentiation from Other Metatarsals -- Siding Techniques -- Differentiating Metatarsals from Metacarpals -- The Foot Phalanges -- Proximal Phalanges -- Intermediate Phalanges -- Distal Phalanges -- Siding Foot Phalanges -- Differentiating Hand and Foot Phalanges -- Part Four: Quick Reference -- Chapter 10. Age Estimation and Templates for Identification -- Appearance and Fusion of Skeletal Elements -- Age-Related Templates -- References Cited -- Index