Palaeopathology of Aboriginal Australians
Health and Disease Across A Huntergatherer Continent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11955809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Webb (corresponding author), Graham Knuckey, F Donald Pate (0000-0002-0238-0217) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-56 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-2417 • E-ISSN: 2470-0363 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03122417.1996.12094423 |
| OpenAlex | W4237872445 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The book offers a theoretical approach to Upper Pleistocene regional epidemiology and also presents empirical data of the health of late Pleistocene and Holocene populations. Major categories of disease described are: stress, osteoarthritis, fractures, certain congenital malformations, neoplasms, non-specific and treponemal infection as well as some surgical techniques used by Aboriginal people. Much of the book's discussion takes a regional approach, comparing and contrasting disease across the Australian continent, and with a population from Papua New Guinea. Similarly, pathological trends are analysed and examined in view of the social, behavioural and demographic factors prevailing in various parts of the continent
Archaeology · Disease · Geography · Paleopathology · Pathology · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2020 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |