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Handbook of paleodemography

Title

Handbook of paleodemography / Isabelle Séguy, Lue Buchet ; contributions by Daniel Courgeau and Henri Caussinus; translated by Roger Depledge [and] language editing: Catriona Dutreuilh.

Author

Séguy, Isabelle.

Publication

Cham ; New York : Springer, [2013]
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Description

xxii, 329 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

This book examines methods for linking osteo-archaeological data with historical and environmental sources to shed light on the living conditions of past populations. Covering all time periods from prehistory to the 20th century, it aims to construct models that capture plausible demographic dynamics from highly fragmentary evidence.Starting from the known in order to explore the unknown, this book presents a historical view of methods used in the past and present as well as proposes original ones. The paleodemographic methods presented in this handbook have been tested on anthropological and archaeological data and can easily be applied. This manual represents a fruitful collaboration between historical demographers and anthropological archaeologists who, with the help of mathematicians and statisticians, detail research that opens an important historical dimension to the discipline. Written in a readily understandable manner, it serves as an ideal resource for those wishing to interpret ancient bones in demographic terms

Series Statement

INED population studies ; 2

Uniform Title

Manuel de Paléodémographie. English
INED population studies ; 2.

Alternative Title

Manuel de Paléodémographie.

Subjects

Note

Original French edition published by the INED, Paris, 2011

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Epistemology of the discipline -- 3. The osteological data -- 4. Establishing a reference population -- 5. Age at death: current approaches and methods -- 6. Current demographic models -- 7. Finding the right models for pre-industrial populations -- 8. Model tables for pre-industrial populations -- 9. Definition and exploration of a pre-industrial standard -- 10. Final overview -- 11. Examples of archaeological applications -- 12. Critique of current models -- 13. A new method for estimating age-at-death structure.

Call Number

JFE 14-2450

ISBN

9783319015521
3319015524

LCCN

2013956741

OCLC

857963657

Author

Séguy, Isabelle.

Title

Handbook of paleodemography / Isabelle Séguy, Lue Buchet ; contributions by Daniel Courgeau and Henri Caussinus; translated by Roger Depledge [and] language editing: Catriona Dutreuilh.

Publisher

Cham ; New York : Springer, [2013]

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Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

INED population studies ; 2

INED population studies ; 2.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Courgeau, Daniel. Conservator

Caussinus, Henri. Conservator

Depledge, Roger.

Dutreuilh, Catriona.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-2450

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