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The Backbone of Europe
Using human skeletal remains, this volume traces health, workload and violence in the European population over the past 2,000 years. Health was surprisingly good for people who lived during the early Medieval Period. The Plague of Justinian of the sixth century was ultimately beneficial for health because the smaller population had relatively more resources that contributed to better living conditions. Increasing population density and inequality in the following centuries imposed an unhealthy diet - poor in protein - on the European population. With the onset of the Little Ice Age in the late Middle Ages, a further health decline ensued, which was not reversed until the nineteenth century. While some aspects of health declined, other attributes improved. During the early modern period, interpersonal violence (outside of warfare) declined possibly because stronger states and institutions were able to enforce compromise and cooperation. European health over the past two millennia was hence multifaceted in nature.
Roman Religion in the Danubian Provinces
The Danubian provinces represent one of the largest macro-units within the Roman Empire, with a large and rich heritage of Roman material evidence. Although the notion itself is a modern 18th-century creation, this region represents a unique area, where the dominant, pre-Roman cultures (Celtic, Illyrian, Hellenistic, Thracian) are interconnected within the new administrative, economic and cultural units of Roman cities, provinces and extra-provincial networks. This book presents the material evidence of Roman religion in the Danubian provinces through a new, paradigmatic methodology, focusing not only on the traditional urban and provincial units of the Roman Empire, but on a new space taxon...
Isotopic Landscapes in Bioarchaeology
This work takes a critical look at the current concept of isotopic landscapes ("isoscapes") in bioarchaeology and its application in future research. It specifically addresses the research potential of cremated finds, a somewhat neglected bioarchaeological substrate, resulting primarily from the inherent osteological challenges and complex mineralogy associated with it. In addition, for the first time data mining methods are applied. The chapters are the outcome of an international workshop sponsored by the German Science Foundation and the Centre of Advanced Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich. Isotopic landscapes are indispensable tracers for the monitoring of the flow of...
Anthropologie
Was ist "Anthropologie"? - Wörtlich übersetzt: "die Lehre vom Menschen" - Eine primär biologische Disziplin mit vielfältigen kulturwissenschaftlichen Bezügen - Ein Brückenfach, das zwischen Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften vermitteln will - Anthropologie schließt auch die nächsten Verwandten der Menschen im Tierreich, die nicht-menschlichen Primaten, mit ein - Ihr Anliegen ist, die "Biologie des Menschen" nicht nur auf eine "Zoologie des Menschen" zu reduzieren, sondern seine kulturelle Überformung einzubeziehen. Anthropologie: - Eine Einführung in die wichtigsten Inhalte, besonders geeignet für das Grundstudium - Basierend auf einem Vorschlag der "Gesellschaft für Anthropologie e.V." aus dem Jahre 2002 Fast alle Kapitel sind erheblich erweitert und aktualisiert.
Osteologische Paläopathologie
Paläopathologie ist die Wissenschaft, die Erkrankungen und Traumen anhand von Skelettresten (auch Mumien) aus (prä)historischer Zeit diagnostiziert und diese aus heutiger medizinischer Sicht interpretiert. Ziel des ersten deutschsprachigen Lehrbuchs zu diesem Thema ist es, osteologisch diagnostizierbare Erkrankungen und Traumen mit aussagekräftigem Bildmaterial vorzustellen und deren Interpretation durch medizinische Anmerkungen zu untermauern – ein Desiderat bisher verfügbarer Bücher zur Paläopathologie. Da Mumien im Vergleich zu Skeletten selten überliefert sind, werden in dem vorliegenden Buch vor allem Erkrankungen vorgestellt, die sich am Knochen manifestieren – bis hin zu ne...
Across the Alps in Prehistory
At the heart of this book is the matter of how isotopic landscapes combined with data mining enriches insights on prehistoric migration and cultural transfer. Isotopic mapping is an indispensable tool for the assessment of mobility and trade in the past, but is limited by eco-geographic redundancies. An interdisciplinary research group focuses on the archaeological isotopic landscape of a reference region of outstanding importance, namely the transalpine migration route via the Brenner Pass which has been in use since the Mesolithic. Over the period of several cultural epochs, cremation was either the most common or exclusive burial custom practiced. For the first time, a systematic and larg...
Confronting Antisemitism in Modern Media, the Legal and Political Worlds
This volume documents the transformation of age-old antisemitic stereotypes into a new form of discrimination, often called "New Antisemitism" or "Antisemitism 2.0." Manifestations of antisemitism in political, legal, media and other contexts are reflected on theoretically and contemporary developments are analyzed with a special focus on online hatred. The volume points to the need for a globally coordinated approach on the political and legal levels, as well as with regard to the modern media, to effectively combat modern antisemitism.
Across the Alps in Prehistory
At the heart of this book is the matter of how isotopic landscapes combined with data mining enriches insights on prehistoric migration and cultural transfer. Isotopic mapping is an indispensable tool for the assessment of mobility and trade in the past, but is limited by eco-geographic redundancies. An interdisciplinary research group focuses on the archaeological isotopic landscape of a reference region of outstanding importance, namely the transalpine migration route via the Brenner Pass which has been in use since the Mesolithic. Over the period of several cultural epochs, cremation was either the most common or exclusive burial custom practiced. For the first time, a systematic and larg...
