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The Backbone of Europe - Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia (Hardcover)
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The Backbone of Europe - Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
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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.
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