Handbook of palaeodemography /

This book examines methods for linking osteo-archaeological data with historical and environmental sources to shed light on the living conditions of past populations. Covering all time periods from prehistory to the 20th century, it aims to construct models that capture plausible demographic dynamic...

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Main Authors: Séguy, Isabelle (Author), Buchet, Luc (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:INED Population Studies, 2
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface: François Héran
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: The Data of Interest: Chapter I: Epistemology of the Discipline
  • Chapter II: The Osteological data
  • Chapter III: Establishing a Reference Population
  • Part 2: Reconstructuring Demographic Parameters: Chapter IV: Age at Death: Current Approaches and Methods
  • Chapter V: Current Demographic Models
  • Chapter VI: Finding the Right Models for Pre-industrial Populations
  • Chapter VII: Model Tables for Pre-industrial Populations
  • Chapter VIII: Definition and Explorations of a Pre-industrial Standard
  • Chapter IX: Final Overview
  • Chapter X: Examples of Archaeological Applications
  • Part Four: Further Analysis
  • Chapter XI: Critique of Current Methods bu Daniel Courgeau
  • Chapter XII: A New Method for Estimating Age-at-Death Structure by Henri Caussinus and Daniel Courgeau.