Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past (UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications) - Hardcover

Waldron, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598742523 ISBN 13: 9781598742527

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

How do we identify and measure human disease in the past? In the absence of soft tissue, paleoepidemiologists have developed ingenious ways of assessing illness and mortality in archaeological populations. In this volume, the key methods of epidemiology are outlined for non-specialists, showing the importance of studying prevalence over incidence, adjustments needed in studying past groups, how to compare studies, and the dangers of assessing occupation based upon bone evidence. A model for planning a proper paleoepidemiological study concludes the volume. Both as an introduction to epidemiology for archaeologists, and as a primer on archaeological analysis for epidemiologists, this book should serve the needs of both populations.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A concise, readable introduction to epidemiology for archaeologists and primer on archaeological analysis for epidemiologists, the volume shows how to assess illness and mortality in archaeological populations.

About the Author:

Tony Waldron teaches at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He previously taught at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Waldron is author of Counting the Dead: The Epidemiology of Skeletal Populations and over 100 papers on epidemiological subjects.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1598742523
• ISBN 13: 9781598742527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 149