Chryssi Bourbou

Health and Disease in Byzantine Crete (7th-12th centuries AD) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a pioneering publication on Greek Byzantine populations, opening a window on health status and dietary patterns through the lens of bioarchaeological research. Drawing on a diversity of disciplines (biology, chemistry, archaeology and history), the author focuses on the complex interaction between physiology, culture and the environment in Byzantine populations from Crete in the seventh to twelfth centuries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317123392
• Artikelnr.: 49335318

Autorenporträt

Dr Chryssi Bourbou is a Research Associate at the 28th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities (Hellenic Ministry of Culture), Greece

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The jigsaw puzzle of health in context
In search of Homo Byzantinus
Tiny occupants in shallow graves: the bioarchaeology of non-adult individuals
The Byzantine world on a plate
Conclusions: reconstructing health and disease patterns in Byzantine Crete: results and perspectives
Glossary
References cited
Index.