Anthropology of Crease Morphogenesis: A Scientific Analysis

Anthropology of Crease Morphogenesis is the first comprehensive, book length treatment of creases, together with creases of palm (transverse and longitudinal), plantar (distal and calcar), phalangeal and toe creases and also the creases of the bracelet area. The book is a tribute to crease antiquity and echoes scientific theme of anthropology, human biology, criminology and medicine. The primatology of creases is a newly emerging branch for which the author offers effective and sensitive methodologies along with crease morphogenesis purporting to explore the biological aspect of creases in human and non-human primates. There is much depth and breadth in this book, extensive enough to provide valuable material to those researching in the field of dermatoglyphics and creases.