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Internat J Osteoarchaeol 1 (1)
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Internat J Osteoarchaeol 1 (1)
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
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1 (1)
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1991
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Date Of Issue From: 1991
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BIAB (The British Archaeological Bibliography (BAB))
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oa.v1:1/issuetoc
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20 Jan 2002
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`... Art made strong with bones': a review of some approaches to osteoarchaeology
Anthony J Legge
Peter A Rowley-Conwy
3 - 15
Highlights some important recent developments in the study of archaeological animal bone, and points to a few directions in which it is anticipated that important work will be done in the future. Concentrates on examples where bone studies have solved archaeological problems. Topics covered include the use of dental crown height studies to determine season of death, bone measurements, studies in dental ageing, and bone representation studies involving the bones from Star Carr and Grime's Graves.
Rates for the job. Measures of disease frequency in palaeopathology
Tony Waldron
17 - 25
Measures of disease frequency are discussed and their use in palaeopathology illustrated with examples, both hypothetical and real. It is shown that prevalence rates are the appropriate rates to use when calculating the frequency of diseases in skeletal populations. The extent to which prevalence rates accurately reflect those in the living population from which the skeletons were derived is also considered and it is suggested that they are a reasonable approximation for diseases that do not shorten life span, but not for those that do. Suggestions are made for dealing with missing data.
Malocclusion and methodology: the problem and relevance of recording dental malalignment in archaeology
Don R Brothwell
27 - 37
Discusses the study of incorrectly positioned teeth, with particular reference to dogs. A quick and simple method of recording and comparing tooth positioning is suggested. Measurements of dogs teeth from British archaeological sites show only slight tooth malpositioning in comparison to modern dogs. The measurements may therefore have some value in investigating trends in tooth positioning through time.
Pre-Columbian treponematosis in Medieval Britain
Ann Stirland
39 - 47
Presents evidence for the presence of syphilis in medieval Norwich prior to AD 1492 (the date when it was previously thought syphilis was brought to the Old World by Columbus's sailors returning from the New World). The skeletons come from a securely dated cemetery context. Evidence of leprosy has also been found amongst the skeletons in the cemetery.
Inter-observer variation in coding osteoarthritis in human skeletal remains
Tony Waldron
Juliet M Rogers
49 - 56
Results of a study of inter-observer variation in recording osteoarthritis in human skeletal remains. There was little agreement between the specialists which suggests that great care must be taken when comparing disease frequencies between studies.
Sex identification from the auricular surface of the adult human ilium
R S Ali
S M Maclaughlin
57 - 61
Studies show that differences in the size and shape of the auricular surface are not recommended for discriminating between the sexes.
Variations in the rates of spondylolysis in early populations
Tony Waldron
63 - 65
Uses human skeletal material from Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon sites in the south of England, and from a crypt in Christ Church, Spitalfields, in the east end of London to show that the prevalence of spondylolysis has varied between the three populations. The lower prevalence amongst the Spitalfields population, which date from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, may reflect a less arduous or physically demanding lifestyle, although modern populations have a rate that is similar to the earlier populations which may suggest the relevance of some genetic factors.