Life and Death on the Nile
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A01=Dennis P. Van Gerven
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agrarian lifestyle
Archaeological
archaeology
Aswan dams
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Author_George J. Armelagos
Batn el Jajar
bioarchaeology
Biocultural Analysis
Case studies
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Cranial morphology
Cribra orbitalia
Dennis Van Gerven
differential diagnosis
Enamel defects
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George Armelagos
Human Biology
Infectious diseases
Kulubnarti
Life and Death on the Nile: A Bioethnography of Three Ancient Nubian Communities
Meriotic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
neoplastic diseases
Nile Valley
Nubian
Nutritional diseases
Physiological stress
race
Racial determinism
Robert Redfield
survey
Wadi Halfa
Product details
- ISBN 9780813054452
- Weight: 560g
- Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 03 Oct 2017
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A monumental synthesis of a half century of research, this book investigates three communities from the ancient Nubian civilization of the Nile River Valley. Excavations in this region first inspired the “biocultural approach” to human biology now used by anthropologists worldwide, and Life and Death on the Nile exemplifies the very best of this perspective. It is the life’s work of two highly accomplished anthropologists.
George Armelagos and Dennis Van Gerven present studies of cranial morphology and evolution in Nubian populations. They look at patterns of physiological stress and disease, as well as growth and development, in infants and children. They study bone fractures and age-related bone loss in adults, and they discuss case studies of diseases such as cancers and congenital defects. Focusing on the link between human biology and the cultural and natural environment, they provide a holistic view of the lives of ancient Nubian peoples.
George Armelagos and Dennis Van Gerven present studies of cranial morphology and evolution in Nubian populations. They look at patterns of physiological stress and disease, as well as growth and development, in infants and children. They study bone fractures and age-related bone loss in adults, and they discuss case studies of diseases such as cancers and congenital defects. Focusing on the link between human biology and the cultural and natural environment, they provide a holistic view of the lives of ancient Nubian peoples.
