The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Climate and Environmental Change

Categorie

Anthropology

Winkel

Wordery

Merk

Taylor & francis

The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Climate and Environmental Change : Routledge : 9780367560386 : 0367560380 : 29 Apr 2022 : This handbook examines human responses to climatic and environmental changes in the past,and  their impacts on disease patterns, nutritional status, migration, and interpersonal violence. Bioarchaeology?the study of archaeological human skeletons?provides direct evidence of the human experience of past climate and environmental changes and serves as an important complement to paleoclimate, historical, and archaeological approaches to changes we may expect with global warming. Comprising 27 chapters from experts across a broad range of time periods and geographical regions, this book addresses hypotheses about how climate and environmental changes impact human health and well-being, factors that promote resilience, and circumstances that make migration or interpersonal violence a more likely outcome. The volume highlights the potential relevance of b

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