Cover of Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Special Publications of the Missouri Archaeological Society, No. 2.)

Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual (Special Publications of the Missouri Archaeological Society, No. 2.)

Special Publications of the Missouri Archaeological Society series

Discusses ways to identify human bones and how to reconstruct a skeleton; useful in the forensic fields and for archaeology.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 361 pages

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