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A broad understanding of bone and tooth microstructure is necessary for constructing the biological profile of an individual or individuals within a population. Bone Histology: An Anthropological Perspective brings together authors with extensive experience and expertise in various aspects of hard tissue histology to provide a comprehensive discussion of the application of methods, current theories, and future directions in hard tissue research related to anthropological questions. Topics discussed include: The biology underlying skeletal growth and development leading to adult skeletal morphology Current research in understanding in bone modeling Histological features of dental hard tissues...
Roman Archaeology for Historians provides students of Roman history with a guide to the contribution of archaeology to the study of their subject. It discusses the issues with the use of material and textual evidence to explain the Roman past, and the importance of viewing this evidence in context. It also surveys the different approaches to the archaeological material of the period and examines key themes that have shaped Roman archaeology. At the heart of the book lies the question of how archaeological material can be interpreted and its relevance for the study of ancient history. It includes discussion of the study of landscape change, urban topography, the economy, the nature of cities,...
Counterfeit money. Counterfeit lives. Attorney David Cole has moved from the big city to a small Santa Barbara law firm. He wants to slow down and work on his marriage, and on the temptations that beset it. But his move doesn't result in the simple, slow-paced practice he had imagined. When David's client, the reclusive millionaire Lawrence Hawthorne, is shot to death while lying in his hospital bed, David determines to find the killer. Twin mysteries haunt him: who would kill a man on his deathbed? And where did Hawthorne get his millions? With the help of his beautiful and irrepressible wife, Penny, David follows a trail that leads through Swiss banks to Syrian terrorists and an international counterfeiting scheme that could endanger U.S. security. And more importantly, it threatens Penny's life...and David's integrity.
The quiet manatee has long been a flash point of frequent environmental debates. It is Florida's most famous endangered species, as well as its most controversial. Manatees appear on hundreds of license plates, attract hordes of tourists, and expose the uneasy relationships between science and the law and between freedom and responsibility like no other animal. As passions have flared and resentments have grown, the battle over manatee protection has evolved into a war, and no reporter has followed the story more closely than Craig Pittman, the first environmental writer to explore the complex history, culture, and science of the controversies and concerns surrounding this remarkable cre...
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