Efthymia Nikita is Associate Professor of Bioarchaeology at the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute. She studies human skeletal remains in the Mediterranean from prehistoric to medieval contexts, examining health, diet, demography, and other important aspects of life in the past. She has published over 120 scientific articles and book chapters, including the textbook Osteoarchaeology (Elsevier 2017), which received an honorable mention at the Association of American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. She is co-editor-in-chief of the second edition of Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Archaeology and of the Journal of Archaeological Science. In 2022, she was awarded the Dan David Prize for her contribution to the study of the past.Mahmoud Mardini is Project Manager for Cultural Heritage at the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Cyprus University of Technology. He completed an MSc in Osteoarchaeology at the University of Sheffield and a PhD in Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture at the Cyprus Institute. He has participated in several excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean and has published 14 research papers on osteoarchaeology and Lebanese archaeology. Moreover, he was Associate Editor for Bioarchaeology at the Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin, and contributed to the development of several open-access resources for the promotion of the archaeological sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean.

• List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; 1. Introduction: How to use and how not to use this book; 2. Developmental anomalies; 3. Circulatory disorders; 4. Haematopoietic disorders; 5. Metabolic disorders; 6. Endocrine disorders; 7. Infectious disease; 8. Neoplastic disease; 9. Joint disease; 10. Trauma; 11. Dental diseases; Index.

Efthymia Nikita is Associate Professor of Bioarchaeology at the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute. She studies human skeletal remains in the Mediterranean from prehistoric to medieval contexts, examining health, diet, demography, and other important aspects of life in the past. She has published over 120 scientific articles and book chapters, including the textbook Osteoarchaeology (Elsevier 2017), which received an honorable mention at the Association of American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. She is co-editor-in-chief of the second edition of Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Archaeology and of the Journal of Archaeological Science. In 2022, she was awarded the Dan David Prize for her contribution to the study of the past.Mahmoud Mardini is Project Manager for Cultural Heritage at the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Cyprus University of Technology. He completed an MSc in Osteoarchaeology at the University of Sheffield and a PhD in Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture at the Cyprus Institute. He has participated in several excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean and has published 14 research papers on osteoarchaeology and Lebanese archaeology. Moreover, he was Associate Editor for Bioarchaeology at the Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin, and contributed to the development of several open-access resources for the promotion of the archaeological sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean.

• List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; 1. Introduction: How to use and how not to use this book; 2. Developmental anomalies; 3. Circulatory disorders; 4. Haematopoietic disorders; 5. Metabolic disorders; 6. Endocrine disorders; 7. Infectious disease; 8. Neoplastic disease; 9. Joint disease; 10. Trauma; 11. Dental diseases; Index.

Efthymia Nikita is Associate Professor of Bioarchaeology at the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute. She studies human skeletal remains in the Mediterranean from prehistoric to medieval contexts, examining health, diet, demography, and other important aspects of life in the past. She has published over 120 scientific articles and book chapters, including the textbook Osteoarchaeology (Elsevier 2017), which received an honorable mention at the Association of American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. She is co-editor-in-chief of the second edition of Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Archaeology and of the Journal of Archaeological Science. In 2022, she was awarded the Dan David Prize for her contribution to the study of the past.Mahmoud Mardini is Project Manager for Cultural Heritage at the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Cyprus University of Technology. He completed an MSc in Osteoarchaeology at the University of Sheffield and a PhD in Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture at the Cyprus Institute. He has participated in several excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean and has published 14 research papers on osteoarchaeology and Lebanese archaeology. Moreover, he was Associate Editor for Bioarchaeology at the Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin, and contributed to the development of several open-access resources for the promotion of the archaeological sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean.

• List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; 1. Introduction: How to use and how not to use this book; 2. Developmental anomalies; 3. Circulatory disorders; 4. Haematopoietic disorders; 5. Metabolic disorders; 6. Endocrine disorders; 7. Infectious disease; 8. Neoplastic disease; 9. Joint disease; 10. Trauma; 11. Dental diseases; Index.