Prehistoric Stress in Australian Aborigines: A Palaeopathological Study of a Hunter-Gatherer Population

Pp. i-x, 1-197, F1-F50, T1-T38, (10, appendices); 31 black-and-white photo-plates, numerous graphs and tables. Publisher's original red stiff wrappers, lettered in black on the spine and front page, 4to. British Archaeological Reports International Series, no. 490. A detailed study of pathology in the skull and limb bones of Australian aboriginal skeletons dating back at least 35,000 years ago. There are excellent black-and-white photos showing the pathologies. No ownership marks and few signs of use. Rare work seldom offered.