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Author : James W. Wood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107033412
An exploration of preindustrial agriculture that applies insights from biodemography, physiological ecology, and household demography.
Author : M. Anne Katzenberg,Anne L. Grauer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119151630
An Indispensable Resource on Advanced Methods of Analysis of Human Skeletal and Dental Remains in Archaeological and Forensic Contexts Now in its third edition, Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton has become a key reference for bioarchaeologists, human osteologists, and paleopathologists throughout the world. It builds upon basic skills to provide the foundation for advanced scientific analyses of human skeletal remains in cultural, archaeological, and theoretical contexts. This new edition features updated coverage of topics including histomorphometry, dental morphology, stable isotope methods, and ancient DNA, as well as a number of new chapters on paleopathology. It also covers bioarchaeological ethics, taphonomy and the nature of archaeological assemblages, biomechanical analyses of archaeological human skeletons, and more. Fully updated and revised with new material written by leading researchers in the field Includes many case studies to demonstrate application of methods of analysis Offers valuable information on contexts, methods, applications, promises, and pitfalls Covering the latest advanced methods and techniques for analyzing skeletal and dental remains from archaeological discoveries, Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton is a trusted text for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in human osteology, bioarchaeology, and paleopathology.
Author : Michael U. Hensel,Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel,Claudia R. Binder,Ferdinand Ludwig
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031343780
The Designing Environments book series addresses questions regarding necessary environmental transformation in the context of the fast-unfolding environmental crisis. This is done from a broad interdisciplinary perspective, examining the negative impact of human transformations of the environment and providing different inroads towards sustainable environmental transformation with net positive impact. Volume one of the Designing Environments book series brings together experts from different disciplines and often inter- and transdisciplinary contexts, who discuss specific approaches to overcoming the negative impact of the transformation of environments by humans. Across the 12 chapters of volume one, specific keywords recur that are indicative of shared insights and concerns. These include Anthropocene, climate change, complexity, critical zone, ecosystem services, and sustainability. Furthermore, interdisciplinary approaches to human–environment interactions, sustainability transitions, and socio-ecological systems take center stage and are discussed in relation to conceptual and methodological as well as societal and technological challenges and opportunities.
Author : Karen Bescherer Metheny,Mary C. Beaudry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759123663
What are the origins of agriculture? In what ways have technological advances related to food affected human development? How have food and foodways been used to create identity, communicate meaning, and organize society? In this highly readable, illustrated volume, archaeologists and other scholars from across the globe explore these questions and more. The Archaeology of Food offers more than 250 entries spanning geographic and temporal contexts and features recent discoveries alongside the results of decades of research. The contributors provide overviews of current knowledge and theoretical perspectives, raise key questions, and delve into myriad scientific, archaeological, and material analyses to add depth to our understanding of food. The encyclopedia serves as a reference for scholars and students in archaeology, food studies, and related disciplines, as well as fascinating reading for culinary historians, food writers, and food and archaeology enthusiasts.
Author : Michaela Binder,Charlotte A. Roberts,Daniel Antoine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108570428
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide today, but are not just a modern phenomenon. To explore the deep roots of CVDs in human history, this book, for the first time, brings together bioarchaeological evidence from different periods, as old as 5000 BC, and geographic locations from Alaska to Northern Africa. Experts in their fields showcase the powerful tool set available to bioarchaeology, which allows a more comprehensive reconstruction of the human past through evidence for disease. The tools include aDNA and histological analyses and digital imaging techniques for studying skeletal and mummified human remains. The insights gained from these studies are not only of value to historical research but also demonstrate how the science of archaeological human remains can provide the long view of the history of disease and contributes to modern biomedical research within the context of evolutionary medicine.
Author : Bernardo Urbani,Dionisios Youlatos,Andrzej T. Antczak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108803274
Archaeoprimatology intertwines archaeology and primatology to understand the ancient liminal relationships between humans and nonhuman primates. During the last decade, novel studies have boosted this discipline. This edited volume is the first compendium of archaeoprimatological studies ever produced. Written by a culturally diverse group of scholars, with multiple theoretical views and methodological perspectives, it includes new zooarchaeological examinations and material culture evaluations, as well as innovative uses of oral and written sources. Themes discussed comprise the survey of past primates as pets, symbolic mediators, prey, iconographic references, or living commodities. The book covers different regions of the world, from the Americas to Asia, along with studies from Africa and Europe. Temporally, the chapters explore the human-nonhuman primate interface from deep in time to more recent historical times, covering both extinct and extant primate taxa. This anthology of archaeoprimatological studies will be of interest to archaeologists, primatologists, anthropologists, art historians, paleontologists, conservationists, zoologists, historical ecologists, philologists, and ethnobiologists.
Author : Barry Bogin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781108434485
Discusses the biocultural and evolutionary factors that direct growth, and intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting individual development.
Author : Jeremy Koster,Brooke Scelza,Mary K. Shenk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108421836
A comprehensive introduction to the latest theory and empirical research in the field of human behavioral ecology.
Author : Ikki Matsuda,Cyril C. Grueter,Julie A. Teichroeb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108421386
Covering colobine biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation, this book summarises current knowledge of this fascinating group of primates.
Author : M. Anne Katzenberg,Anne L. Grauer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119151616
An Indispensable Resource on Advanced Methods of Analysis of Human Skeletal and Dental Remains in Archaeological and Forensic Contexts Now in its third edition, Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton has become a key reference for bioarchaeologists, human osteologists, and paleopathologists throughout the world. It builds upon basic skills to provide the foundation for advanced scientific analyses of human skeletal remains in cultural, archaeological, and theoretical contexts. This new edition features updated coverage of topics including histomorphometry, dental morphology, stable isotope methods, and ancient DNA, as well as a number of new chapters on paleopathology. It also covers bioarchaeological ethics, taphonomy and the nature of archaeological assemblages, biomechanical analyses of archaeological human skeletons, and more. Fully updated and revised with new material written by leading researchers in the field Includes many case studies to demonstrate application of methods of analysis Offers valuable information on contexts, methods, applications, promises, and pitfalls Covering the latest advanced methods and techniques for analyzing skeletal and dental remains from archaeological discoveries, Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton is a trusted text for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in human osteology, bioarchaeology, and paleopathology.
Author : Michael H. Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107012868
Up-to-date and comprehensive, this book is an integration of the biological, cultural and historical dimensions of population movement.
Author : Robert McC. Netting
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0804721025
Contrasting the prevailing theories of the evolution of agriculture, the author argues that the practice of smallholding is more efficient and less environmentally degrading than that of industrial agriculture which depends heavily on fossil fuel, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. He presents a convincing case for his argument with examples taken from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, and demonstrates that there are fundamental commonalities among smallholder cultures. "Smallholders, Householders" is a detailed and innovative analysis of the agricultural efficiency and conservation of resources practiced around the world by smallholders.
Author : Ronald Demos Lee,Andrew Mason
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857930583
'While there already exists a crowded body of publications addressing the effect of an aging population on the economy, this monograph is most outstanding in presenting a global, in-depth analysis of the implications thereby generated for 23 developed and developing countries. . . Scholars, researchers, and practitioners everywhere will benefit immensely from this comprehensive work.' – H.I. Liebling, Choice 'Ron Lee and Andrew Mason's Population Aging and the Generational Economy is a demographic and economic tour-de-force. Their collaborative, intercontinental. . . study of aging, consumption, labor supply, saving, and private and public transfers is the place to go to understand global aging and its myriad and significant economic challenges and opportunities.' – Laurence Kotlikoff, Boston University, US 'The culmination of. . . work by Lee, Mason, and their collaborators from around the world to extend Samuelson's framework to accommodate realistic demography, empirical measurement of age-specific earnings, consumption, tax payments, and benefit receipts, the studies. . . demonstrate the power of this integrated economic-demographic framework to advance our understanding of critical public policy challenges faced by countries at different stages of demographic transition and population aging.' – Robert Willis, University of Michigan, US 'Lee and Mason have done scholars and practitioners a magnificent service by undertaking this comprehensive, compelling, and supremely innovative examination of the economic consequences of changes in population age structure. The book is a bona fide crystal ball. It will be a MUST READ for the next decade!' – David Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health, US 'Population Aging and the Generational Economy provides an encompassing account of what we know about population aging and the impact that this process will have on our economies. It does not confine itself to the advanced industrial countries, where aging has already been largely studied, but adopts a truly global perspective. I am sure it will become a key reference for researchers, students and those involved in policy-making in areas that are affected by population aging.' – Giuliano Bonoli, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), Switzerland Over coming decades, changes in population age structure will have profound implications for the macroeconomy, influencing economic growth, generational equity, human capital, saving and investment, and the sustainability of public and private transfer systems. How the future unfolds will depend on key actors in the generational economy: governments, families, financial institutions, and others. This path-breaking book provides a comprehensive analysis of the macroeconomic effects of changes in population age structure across the globe. The result of a substantial seven-year research project involving over 50 economists and demographers from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, the book draws on a new and comprehensive conceptual framework – National Transfer Accounts – to quantify the economic lifecycle and economic flows across generations. It presents comprehensive estimates of both public and private economic flows between generations, and emphasizes the global nature of changes in population age structure that are affecting rich and poor countries alike. This unique and informative book will prove an invaluable reference tool for a wide-ranging audience encompassing students, researchers, and academics in fields such as demography, aging, public finance, economic development, macroeconomics, gerontology, and national income accounting; for policy-makers and advisers focusing on areas of the public sector such as education, health, pensions, other social security programs, tax policy, and public debt; and for policy analysts at international agencies such as the World Bank, the IMF, and the UN.
Author : Stanley J. Ulijaszek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1995-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521432952
Looks at energy intake, expenditure and balance in traditional subsistence populations.
Author : Richard H. Steckel,Clark Spencer Larsen,Charlotte A. Roberts,Joerg Baten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108421959
Represents the largest recorded dataset based on human skeletal remains from archaeological sites across the continent of Europe.