Demography in archaeology /

Chamberlain, Andrew, 1954-

Demography in archaeology / Andrew Chamberlain. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xix, 235 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Cambridge manuals in archaeology .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-224) and index.

1. Introduction 2. Demographic Concepts, Theory and methods 3. Historical and ethnographic demography 4. Archaeological demography 5. Evolutionary and genetic palaeodemography 6. Demography and disease 7. Concluding Remarks

Demography in Archaeology is a review of current theory and method in the reconstruction of populations from archaeological data. The book covers a wide span of evidence, from the evolutionary background of human demography to the influence of natural and human-induced catastrophes on population growth and survival.

9780521593670 (hbk.) 9780521596510 (pbk.)


Demographic anthropology.

304.6072 / CHA

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