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
Summary
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
