Simon Hillson (University College London)

Dental Anthropology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Hillson provides a biological context for human teeth, a guide to key skills, and an introduction to current issues. Designed to be the core textbook for courses on bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and palaeoanthropology, this is the definitive manual for tooth identification, variation, histology, wear, and disease.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 189mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1166g
• ISBN-13: 9781108433969
• ISBN-10: 1108433960
• Artikelnr.: 67677544

Autorenporträt

Simon Hillson is Professor of Bioarchaeology at University College London. He has taught dental anthropology for over thirty years and has written key textbooks in bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology and zooarchaeology. He has participated in many archaeological projects in Greece, Peru, Turkey, North Africa, and the UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of abbreviations
Preface
1. Dental anatomy
2. Variation in size and shape of teeth
3. Occlusion
4. Sequence and timing of dental growth
5. Dental enamel
6. Dentine
7. Dental cement
8. Histological methods of age determination in adults
9. Chemistry of dental tissues and calculus
10. Tooth wear and modification
11. Dental disease
Appendix A. Field and laboratory methods
Appendix B. Microscopy
Appendix C. Age estimation tables and charts for dental development
References
Index.