Palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia : : a century in review / / edited by Ryan Metcalfe, Jenefer Cockitt, and Rosalie David.

• Superior document: Archaeopress Egyptology ; 6
• Author: Palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia: a Century in Review (Workshop) London, England),
• TeilnehmendeR: Metcalfe, Ryan,; Cockitt, Jenefer,; David, A. Rosalie
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress Egyptology ; 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 169 pages) :; illustrations.
• Other title: Sir Grafton Elliot Smith : palaeopathology and the Archaeological Survey of Nubia /; Whose body? : the human remains from the 1908-1909 season of the Archaeological Survey of Nubia /; The more things change? : the archaeological work of Alfred Lucas /; Harris lines, ill health during childhood, poor diet, emotional stress or normal growth patterns? /; An interesting example of a condylar fracture from ancient Nubia suggesting the possibility of early surgical intervention /; An overview of the evidence for tuberculosis from ancient Egypt /; Palaeopathology, disability and bodily impairments /; Dental infections in ancient Nubia /; A case of sever ankylosis of temporomandibular joint from New Kingdom necropolis (Saqqara, Egypt) /; Occlusal macrowear, antemortem tooth loss, and temporomandibular joint arthritis at Predynastic Naqada /; How to make a mummy : a late hieratic guide from Abusir /; Studying mummies : giving life to a dry subject /; Microstructural analysis of a Predynastic iron meteorite bead /; Imaging and analysis of skeletal morphology : new tools and techniques /; Mummies on rails /; Mummy website and database /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 1784910279
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Ryan Metcalfe, Jenefer Cockitt, and Rosalie David.

16 papers explore the subject of palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia from its beginnings in the early 1900s through to current research themes and the impact of technological development in the field.