Humphry became the first professor of surgery at Cambridge and was also a professor of anatomy. He founded the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology in 1867.

Do different bone shapes, sizes, and injuries reveal more about people's genes or about their environments? Reading the Bones tackles this question, guiding readers through one of the most hotly debated topics in bioarchaeology.

"This is the most comprehensive approach ever made to the human skeleton as a biological entity.