Between Biology and Culture

Herausgeber: Schutkowski, Holger

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how biocultural information can be explored using skeletal evidence gained from studies in a wide range of subdisciplines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9781107410657
• ISBN-10: 1107410657
• Artikelnr.: 36196918

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction Holger Schutkowski
2. Historic dimensions to the study of human populations Don Brothwell
3. Forensic anthropology serving justice Sue Black
4. Biological measures of the standard of living Richard H. Steckel
5. Ecology, culture and disease in past human populations Donald J. Ortner and Holger Schutkowski
6. The fossil evidence of seasonality and environmental change Gabriele A. Macho
7. Thoughts for food - evidence and meaning of past dietary habits Holger Schutkowski
8. Ancient proteins: what remains to be detected? Matthew Collins, Enrico Cappellini, Michael Buckley, Kirsty E. H. Penkman, Rebecca C. Griffin and Hannah E. Koon
9. Enamel traces of early lifetime events Louise Humphrey
10. Using DNA to investigate the human past Beth Shapiro, M. Thomas Gilbert and Ian Barnes
11. Isotopes and human migration: case studies in biogeochemistry T. Douglas Price
12. From bodies to bones and back: theory and human bioarchaeology Kirsi Lorentz.