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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 dynamics from highly fragmentary evidence. Starting from the known in order to explore the unknown, this book presents a historical view of methods used in the past and present as well as proposes original ones. The paleodemographic methods presented in this handbook have been tested on anthropological and archaeological data and can easily be applied. This manual represents a fruitful collaboration between historical demographers and anthropological archaeologists who, with the help of mathematicians and statisticians, detail research that opens an important historical dimension to the discipline. Written in a readily understandable manner, it serves as an ideal resource for those wishing to interpret ancient bones in demographic terms.

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 dynamics from highly fragmentary evidence. Starting from the known in order to explore the unknown, this book presents a historical view of methods used in the past and present as well as proposes original ones. The paleodemographic methods presented in this handbook have been tested on anthropological and archaeological data and can easily be applied. This manual represents a fruitful collaboration between historical demographers and anthropological archaeologists who, with the help of mathematicians and statisticians, detail research that opens an important historical dimension to the discipline. Written in a readily understandable manner, it serves as an ideal resource for those wishing to interpret ancient bones in demographic terms.

Le cédérom en acc. contient des illustrations, des bibliographies et autres matériels.

Travail empirique qui englobe plusieurs décennies de données récoltées et mises en forme sur la population de la France de Louis XIV à la Restauration, initié par Louis Henry (1911-1991), fondateur de la démographie historique. Cet ouvrage restitue le travail qu'il a commencé dans les années 50 tout en donnant à la fin les explications complémentaires sur le CD-ROM qui l'accompagne.

IL S'AGIT D'UNE ANALYSE DES PRATIQUES FUNERAIRES EN GRECE CENTRALE ET EN THESSALIE AU MOMENT DE L'APOGEE, PUIS DU DECLIN DE LA CIVILISATION MYCENIENNE. CE TRAVAIL EST CONCU EN DEUX PARTIES : D'UNE PART, TOUT CE QUI CONCERNE LES DOCUMENTS ARCHEOLOGIQUES (SITES, TOMBES ET SEPULTURES) ET D'AUTRE PART, CE QUI A TRAIT AU RITUEL DES FUNERAILLES. EN PREMIER LIEU, NOUS AVONS DRESSE L'INVENTAIRE DE TOUS LES SITES FUNERAIRES REPERTORIES (FOUILLES OU SEULEMENT REPERES), DANS L' AIRE GEOGRAPHIQUE ET CHRONOLOGIQUE PRECITEE. PUIS, NOUS NOUS SOMMES ATTACHES A DECRIRE LES VARIANTES DE L'ARCHITECTURE FUNERAIRE, LES DIVERS MODES D'INHUMATION (ENTERREMENT, INCINERATION, TRAITEMENT SECONDAIRE DES OSSEMENTS), ET LE MOBILIER FUNERAIRE. ENFIN, NOUS AVONS DEGAGE LES CARACTERISTIQUES COMMUNES DES PRATIQUES FUNERAIRES, EXAMINE LES INCIDENCES CHRONOLOGIQUES ET REGIONALES, ET ESSAYE D'APPREHENDER, A TRAVERS LES RITES, LA SOCIETE MYCENIENNE, SES COMPORTEMENTS ET SES MENTALITES. AVANT DE CONCLURE, NOUS AVONS TENTE UNE APPROCHE DEMOGRAPHIQUE, NON PAS DE MANIERE QUANTITATIVE, EN RAISON DE L'INSUFFISANCE DES DONNEES, MAIS A TRAVERS LA DENSITE DU PEUPLEMENT, LES MOUVEMENTS DE POPULATION ET LES ZONES D'INFLUENCE, QUI PEUVENT RESSORTIR DE L'ETUDE DE L'IMPLANTATION ET DE LA NATURE DES SITES FUNERAIRES.

Grade level: 2, 3, e, p.