Isbn: 9780521801676 - the backbone of history: health and nutrition in the western hemisphere (21 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. For the same reasons that explorers of the early twentieth century strove to reach the poles, and their modern counterparts journey to outer space, most people want to visualize the contours of the human experience - the peaks of adaptive success that led to the expansion of civilization, and the troughs in which human presence ebbed. The Backbone of History defines the emerging field of macrobioarchaeology by gathering skeletal evidence on seven basic indicators of health to assess chronic conditions that affected individuals who lived in the Western Hemisphere from 5000 BC to the late nineteenth century. Signs of biological stress in childhood and of degeneration in joints and in teeth increased in the several millennia before the arrival of Columbus as populations moved into less healthy ecological environments. Thus, pre-Colombian Native Americans were among the healthiest and the least healthy groups to live in the Western Hemisphere before the twentieth century.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 633pp. Black hardback with DJ, VG, index, bibliography, figures and tables, graphs, Includes: Methodology, Euro-Americans and African-Americans in North America, Native Americans in Central America, Native Americans and Euro-Americans in South America, Native Americans in North America.…

Hardcover. First edition. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 633 pages. Black cloth in dust jacket. Front and back dust jacket show non-uniform sun fading. ".defines the emerging field of macrobioarchaeology by gathering skeletal evidence on seven basic indicators of health to asses chronic conditions that affected individuals who lived in the Western Hemisphere from 5000 BC to the late nineteenth century." Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.…

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Condizione: New. An assessment of skeletal evidence on health indicators, to assess chronic conditions that affected Western populations. Editor(s): Steckel, Richard H.; Rose, Jerome C. Num Pages: 654 pages, 64 b/w illus. 18 maps 140 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1025. . 2002. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . …

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Condizione: New. An assessment of skeletal evidence on health indicators, to assess chronic conditions that affected Western populations. Editor(s): Steckel, Richard H.; Rose, Jerome C. Num Pages: 654 pages, 64 b/w illus. 18 maps 140 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1025. . 2002. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Condizione: New. pp. xx + 633, 18 Maps.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 654 pages. 9.60x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - For the same reasons that explorers of the early twentieth century strove to reach the poles, and their modern counterparts journey to outer space, most people want to visualize the contours of the human experience - the peaks of adaptive success that led to the expansion of civilization, and the troughs in which human presence ebbed. The Backbone of History defines the emerging field of macrobioarchaeology by gathering skeletal evidence on seven basic indicators of health to assess chronic conditions that affected individuals who lived in the Western Hemisphere from 5000 BC to the late nineteenth century. Signs of biological stress in childhood and of degeneration in joints and in teeth increased in the several millennia before the arrival of Columbus as populations moved into less healthy ecological environments. Thus, pre-Colombian Native Americans were among the healthiest and the least healthy groups to live in the Western Hemisphere before the twentieth century.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. For the same reasons that explorers of the early twentieth century strove to reach the poles, and their modern counterparts journey to outer space, most people want to visualize the contours of the human experience - the peaks of adaptive success that led to the expansion of civilization, and the troughs in which human presence ebbed. The Backbone of History defines the emerging field of macrobioarchaeology by gathering skeletal evidence on seven basic indicators of health to assess chronic conditions that affected individuals who lived in the Western Hemisphere from 5000 BC to the late nineteenth century. Signs of biological stress in childhood and of degeneration in joints and in teeth increased in the several millennia before the arrival of Columbus as populations moved into less healthy ecological environments. Thus, pre-Colombian Native Americans were among the healthiest and the least healthy groups to live in the Western Hemisphere before the twentieth century. Gathers skeletal evidence to assess the chronic conditions that affected populations of the Western hemisphere. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Gebunden. Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. This book gathers skeletal evidence on seven basic health indicators, to assess chronic conditions that affected the populations of the West over the past several millennia. As measured by childhood indicators of health, Native Americans were among the heal.…

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Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. xx + 633 Illus., 18 Maps.

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. xx + 633 55 Diagrams.