Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past

By Tony Waldron

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598742523
• ISBN13: 9781598742527
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book for paleoepidemiology studies

The book reviews the methods used in both traditional epidemiology studies and paleoepidemiology studies. The overview of these methods, as well as, the positives and negatives associated with them is concise and easy to understand.