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245 04 $aThe science of Roman history :$bbiology, climate, and the future of the past /$cedited by Walter Scheidel.
264 1 $aPrinceton :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[2018]
264 4 $c©2018
300 $axiii, 258 pages :$billustrations, maps, charts ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction /$rWalter Scheidel --$tReconstructing the Roman Climate /$rKyle Harper & Michael McCormick --$tArchaeobotany: the archaeology of human-plant interactions /$rMarijke van der Veen --$tZooarchaeology: reconstructing the natural and cultural worlds from archaeological faunal remains /$rMichael MacKinnon --$tBones, teeth, and history /$rAlessandra Sperduti, Luca Bonditi, Oliver E. Craig, Tracy Prowse, & Peter Garnsey --$tHuman growth and stature /$rRebecca Gowland & Lauren Walther --$tAncient DNA /$tNoreen Tuross & Michael G. Campana --$tModern DNA and the ancient Mediterranean /$rRoy J. King & Peter A. Underhill.
520 $a"How the latest cutting-edge science offers a fuller picture of life in Rome and antiquity. This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive look at how the latest advances in the sciences are transforming our understanding of ancient Roman history. Walter Scheidel brings together leading historians, anthropologists, and geneticists at the cutting edge of their fields, who explore novel types of evidence that enable us to reconstruct the realities of life in the Roman world. Contributors discuss climate change and its impact on Roman history, and then cover botanical and animal remains, which cast new light on agricultural and dietary practices. They exploit the rich record of human skeletal material--both bones and teeth-which forms a bio-archive that has preserved vital information about health, nutritional status, diet, disease, working conditions, and migration. Complementing this discussion is an in-depth analysis of trends in human body height, a marker of general well-being. This book also assesses the contribution of genetics to our understanding of the past, demonstrating how ancient DNA is used to track infectious diseases, migration, and the spread of livestock and crops, while the DNA of modern populations helps us reconstruct ancient migrations, especially colonization. Opening a path toward a genuine biohistory of Rome and the wider ancient world, The Science of Roman History offers an accessible introduction to the scientific methods being used in this exciting new area of research, as well as an up-to-date survey of recent findings and a tantalizing glimpse of what the future holds"--$cProvided by publisher.
651 0 $aRome$xCivilization$xMethodology.
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$xMethodology.
650 7 $aCivilization.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00862898
651 7 $aRome (Empire)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204885
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700 1 $aScheidel, Walter,$d1966-$eeditor.
852 00 $bglx$hDG78$i.S35 2018
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