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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jane DraycottPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781472488091ISBN 10: 1472488091 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 10 September 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction, Jane Draycott; Chapter 1: The Complex Aspects of Experimental Archaeology: The Design of Working Models of Two Ancient Egyptian Great Toe Prostheses, Jacky Finch; Chapter 2: A Very Distinctive Smile: Etruscan Dental Appliances, Jean Mackintosh Turfa and Marshall Becker; Chapter 3: Prosthetic Hair in Ancient Rome, Jane Draycott; Chapter 4: ‘An Amputee May Go Out with his Wooden Aid on Shabbat’: Dynamics of Prosthetic Discourse in Talmudic Traditions, Lennart Lehmhaus; Chapter 5: Evidence of a Late Antique Amputation in a Skeleton from Hemmaberg, Josef Eitler and Michaela Binder; Chapter 6: Living Prostheses, Katherine van Schaik; Chapter 7: ‘Prosthetic Imagination’ in Greek Literature, Anne-Sophie Noel; Chapter 8: The Psychology of Prostheses: Substitution Strategies and Notions of Normality, Ellen Adams; IndexReviewsThis book, with its diachronic examples, will undoubtedly serve as a useful resource for scholars with a special interest in the social role(s) of ancient prostheses, as well as those who study broader issues concerning disability studies, bioarchaeology, fragmentation, personhood and identity. Furthermore, the case studies presented here will contribute substantially to our understanding of prostheses and their usage in the ancient Mediterranean. - The Classical Journal Prostheses in Antiquity is an exciting collection that will appeal to a wide range of experts interested in the subject. - Jaipreet Virdi, University of Delaware This book, with its diachronic examples, will undoubtedly serve as a useful resource for scholars with a special interest in the social role(s) of ancient prostheses, as well as those who study broader issues concerning disability studies, bioarchaeology, fragmentation, personhood and identity. Furthermore, the case studies presented here will contribute substantially to our understanding of prostheses and their usage in the ancient Mediterranean. - The Classical Journal Author InformationJane Draycott is Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Research Fellow in Ancient Science and Technology at the University of Glasgow, UK. Previously she was Lecturer in Classics at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Associate Teacher in Roman Archaeology at the University of Sheffield, all in the UK, and 2011–12 Rome Fellow at the British School at Rome, Italy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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