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Palm Crows (Paperback)
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Palm Crows (Paperback)
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Loot Price R597
Discovery Miles 5 970
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Paleonutrition is the analysis of prehistoric human diets and the
interpretation of dietary intake in relation to health and
nutrition. As a field of study, it addresses prehistoric diets in
order to determine the biological and cultural implications for
individuals as well as for entire populations, placing
archaeological interpretations into an anthropological context.
Throughout history, and long before written records, human culture
has been constantly in flux. The study of paleonutrition provides
valuable insights into shifts and changes in human history,
whatever their causes.
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the topic.
Intended for students and professionals, it describes the nature of
paleonutrition studies, reviews the history of paleonutrition
research, discusses methodological issues in the reconstruction of
prehistoric diets, presents theoretical frameworks frequently used
in paleonutrition research, and showcases examples in which
paleonutritional analyses have been successfully conducted on
prehistoric individuals, groups, and populations. It offers an
integrative approach to understanding state-of-the-art
anthropological dietary, health, and nutritional assessments. The
most recent and innovative methods used to reconstruct prehistoric
diets are discussed, along with the major ways in which
paleonutrition data are recovered, analyzed, and interpreted.
"Paleonutrition" includes five contemporary case studies that
provide useful models of how to conduct paleonutrition research.
Topics range from ancient diets in medieval Nubia to children's
health in the prehistoric American Southwest to honey use by an
ethnographic group of East African foragers. As well as providing
interesting examples of applying paleonutrition techniques, these
case studies illustrate the mutually beneficial linkages between
ethnography and archaeology.
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