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Life and death on the Nile : a bioethnography of three ancient Nubian communities

This work provides an account of half a century of scientific investigation of life and death in three ancient Nubian communities. The research coheres around a single, unifying theme: namely that the evolution and adaptation of human populations, both living and dead, results from a complex interac...

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Main Authors: Armelagos, George J. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Van Gerven, Dennis P. (VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida , 2018
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Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813054452.001.0001
Author Notes:George J. Armelagos and Dennis P. Van Gerven
E-Book Packages:Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology
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Summary:This work provides an account of half a century of scientific investigation of life and death in three ancient Nubian communities. The research coheres around a single, unifying theme: namely that the evolution and adaptation of human populations, both living and dead, results from a complex interaction between human biology and the cultural and natural environment. This has come to be known as a biocultural approach
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2017
Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
ISBN:9780813053196