Human biology and history / edited by Malcolm Smith.
A unique interlacing of human biology and history, this book brings a fresh perspective to the subject and will appeal to all students and professionals across all levels of biology, archaeology, anthropology and social history.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Taylor & Francis,
2003.
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| Series: | Society for the Study of Human Biology symposium series ;
42. |
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Human biology and history: the scope and scale of interaction; Adaptation and the English demographic regime; British polygyny; Warfare and population structure; Isonymy analysis: the potential for application of quantitative analysis of surname distributions to problems in historical research; Calculating nutritional status in the past from historical sources; The achievements of anthropometric history; Palaeopathology as a tool for the study of survival of past populations.