Preface

This book presents a well-defined picture of the current state of the art in the field of biological anthropology. The issues presented in this volume comprise five sections, each focusing on a certain aspect of biological anthropology. Each chapter provides an overview of background information on some aspect of biological anthropology as well as presents relevant case studies.

This book will serve principally as a handbook for graduate and Ph.D. students. It is also useful for a broader audience, including academic researchers and practitioners in biological anthropology. Although this volume was written by several hands, the approach given by the authors managed to give the book a more cohesive form. For that, I am deeply grateful to Dolores Kuzelj at IntechOpen for her guidance in the preparation and publication of this book.

> **Alessio Vovlas** APS Polyxena, Bari, Italy

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Section 1

Introduction: General

Statement of Scope and

Problems

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