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Titre(s) : The science of Roman history [Texte imprimé] : biology, climate, and the future of the past / edited by Walter Scheidel
Publication : Princeton : Princeton university press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : xiii, 258 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"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"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Scheidel, Walter (1966-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Archéologie et histoire
Archéométrie
Civilisation -- Rome -- Méthodologie
Méthodologie -- Rome -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
937.007 2 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Péninsule italienne - Des origines jusqu'à 0476 ap. J.-C. -
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Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780691162560. - ISBN 0691162565
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455375101
Notice n° :
FRBNF45537510
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Table des matières : Introduction / / Walter Scheidel ; ; Reconstructing the Roman Climate / / Kyle Harper
& Michael McCormick ; ; Archaeobotany: the archaeology of human-plant interactions
/ / Marijke van der Veen ; ; Zooarchaeology: reconstructing the natural and cultural
worlds from archaeological faunal remains / / Michael MacKinnon ; ; Bones, teeth,
and history / / Alessandra Sperduti, Luca Bonditi, Oliver E. Craig, Tracy Prowse,
& Peter Garnsey ; ; Human growth and stature / / Rebecca Gowland & Lauren Walther
; ; Ancient DNA / ; Noreen Tuross & Michael G. Campana -- ; Modern DNA and the ancient
Mediterranean / / Roy J. King & Peter A. Underhill.
