The Global History of Paleopathology Pioneers and Prospects

by Buikstra, Jane; Roberts, Charlotte

• ISBN13: 9780195389807
• ISBN10: 0195389808
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Study of Ancient Disease has a history that extends across centuries and continents. Practitioners have long reported pathology in humans and other animals, basing their interpretations on mummified and skeletal remains, though never before has this information been collated and presented together in one authoritative volume. The first comprehensive compendium on the history of paleopathology, The Global History of Paleopathology explores the lives of extraordinary paleopathologists, placing their research in the larger context of the history of paleopathology. The book also considers how paleopathology as a discipline has developed throughout the world and highlights the organizations that have sponsored scientific research and communication on paleopathology, especially the Paleopathology Association. Information on training programs and important research collections is also included.

Author Biography

Jane E. Buikstra is Regents' Professor of Bioarchaeology and Director, Center for Bioarchaeological Research, Arizona State University. She has been a major architect of the international discipline of Bioarchaeology and her research spans North America, the Iberian Peninsula, Colonial Argentina, the west-central Andes, and Mayan Mesoamerica. In 2008, Dr. Buikstra received the T. Dale Stewart Award from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Charles R. Darwin Lifetime-Achievement Award from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. In 2010, she received the Fryxell Award for Interdisciplinary Science from the Society for American Archaeology. Charlotte A. Roberts is a Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University, England. She is a bioarchaeologist with a background in archaeology, environmental archaeology, human bioarchaeology, and general nursing. She has studied and interpreted human remains from archaeological sites from Europe and North America for over 25 years. She is interested in the interactions between people and their environments and explores patterns of health and disease within past societies, with a particular focus on infectious disease.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
List of Figures	p. xvi
List of Tables	p. xviii
Biographies
John Lawrence Angel (1915-1986)	p. 3
Arthur C. Aufderheide (1922-)	p. 14
Don Brothwell (1933-)	p. 22
T. Aidan Cockburn (1912-1981) and Eve Cockburn (1924-2003)	p. 32
Jens Peder Hart Hansen and the Paleopathology of the Greenland Mummies	p. 40
Joseph Jones, MD, a Pioneer in Paleopathological Differential Diagnosis	p. 44
Keith Manchester (1938-)	p. 56
Charles "Chuck" Merbs: Reconstructing Behavior Through the Bones	p. 60
Roy L. Moodie: Pioneer Paleopathologist of Deep Time	p. 70
"Dr. Dan": The Life of George Daniel Morse (1906-1985)	p. 82
Donald J. Ortner (1938-)	p. 89
Walter G. J. Putschar, MD, Pathologist, Paleopathologist, Teacher	p. 97
Sir Marc Armand Ruffer (1859-1917): Pioneer of Paleopathology	p. 106
Shelley Rae Saunders (1950-2008)	p. 111
Contributions of T. Dale Stewart (1901-1997) to Paleopathology	p. 119
Eugen Strouhal (1931-)	p. 126
Phillip Lee Walker (1947-2009)	p. 131
Calvin Percival Bamfylde Wells (1908-1978)	p. 141
Moments
Trevor Anderson (1955-2005)	p. 149
David Birkett (1934-1990)	p. 153
Alice Mossie Brues (1913-2007)	p. 156
Domingo Campillo Valéro	p. 162
Mahmoud Yousef K. El-Najjar (1942-2009)	p. 164
Earnest Albert Hooton (1887-1954)	p. 170
Ale¿ Hrdlicka (1869-1943): Contributions to Paleopathology	p. 174
Juliet Margaret Rogers (1940-2001)	p. 179
A.T. "Sandy" Sandison (1923-1982)	p. 186
Adolph Hans Schultz (1891-1976)	p. 188
Neglected Ancestors: Robert Wilson Shufeldt, MD (1850-1934)	p. 192
Lucile E. St. Hoyme (1924-2001)	p. 197
Herbert Upham Williams (1866-1938)	p. 202
Regions
Africa
Development of Paleopathology in the Nile Valley	p. 209
Paleopathological Studies in South Africa: A History	p. 235
The Americas
History of Human Paleopathology in Canada	p. 245
Paleopathology in the American Mid-Continent	p. 259
A History of Paleopathology in the American Southeast: From Pox to Population	p. 266
The History of Paleopathology in the American Southwest	p. 285
Conducting Paleopathology in Mexico: Past, Present, and Future Agendas	p. 305
A History of Paleopathology in Peru and Northern Chile: From Head Hunting to Head Counting	p. 312
Paleopathology in Argentina and Brazil	p. 329
Eurasia
From Morphometries to Holistics: the Emergence of Paleopathology in China	p. 345
Paleopathology in Denmark: The Pioneers Vilhelm Møller-Christensen and Johannes G. Andersen	p. 361
The Pioneers of Paleopathology in France	p. 375
Paleopathology in Germanic Countries	p. 387
A Short History of Paleopathological Research in Hungary	p. 405
Paleopathology in Italy	p. 416
Paleopathology in Israel: Nicu Haas and His Successors	p. 426
History of Paleopathology in Japan	p. 439
Paleopathology in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan	p. 451
History of Paleopathology in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia	p. 470
The History of Paleopathology in Mongolia	p. 476
The History of Paleopathology in the Netherlands	p. 483
Paleopathology in Norway	p. 487
History of Paleopathology in Poland	p. 490
Portuguese Developments in Paleopathology: an Outline History	p. 503
Paleopathology in Russia	p. 519
Regional Developments: Southeast Asia	p. 528
A History of Paleopathology in Spain	p. 541
Swedish Paleopathology and Its Pioneers	p. 549
History of Paleopathology in Switzerland	p. 559
History of the Development of Paleopathology in the United Kingdom (UK)	p. 568
Oceania
The History of Paleopathology in Australia	p. 583
History of Paleopathology in the Pacific	p. 594
Topics
The First Dental Pathologists and Paleopathologists	p. 619
Mummies and Bog Bodies	p. 632
Nonhuman Paleopathology	p. 652
Organizations, Key Congresses, and Education in Paleopathology
The History of the Paleopathology Association	p. 667
International Congresses on the Evolution and Paleoepidemiology of Infectious Diseases	p. 678
Special Courses in Human Skeletal Paleopathology	p. 684
The World Congresses on Mummy Studies	p. 694
Future Developments
Using Ancient DNA Techniques to Study Human Disease	p. 703
Isotope Analysis and Paleopathology: A Short Review and Future Developments	p. 718
Imaging: The History of Radiography, Current Issues and Future Trends	p. 732
A Short History of Paleohistology	p. 738
Synthesizing Parasitology with Archaeology in Paleopathology	p. 751
Conclusions	p. 765
Contributors	p. 778
Index	p. 783
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