Archaeology, history and biosciences : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Susanne Brather-Walter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walter, Susanne, editor.

Series:

Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde ; Bd. 107.

Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde, 1866-7678 ; Band 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Archaeology and history.

Life sciences.

Archaeology, Medieval.

Migrations of nations.

Physical Description:

viii, 210 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Contents:

Archaeology, history and biosciences: an introduction / Susanne Brather-Walter

I. Archaeology and Biosciences. Archaeology in times of scientific omnipresence / Stefanie Samida

Pride and prejudice? On the relationship between archaeology and biosciences / Sabine Deschler-Erb

Archaeothanatology, the recognition of funerary practices: recent examples / Hélène Réveillas

II. Migrations: Mobility and Communication. Barbarian migrations and the agrarian economy of the later Roman Empire in the fourth century CE / Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner

Bow-brooches as ethnic indicators? A myth of early medieval archaeoloogy / Susanne Brather-Walter

III. Transformations: Continuity and Discontinuity. Transformation or fall?: Perceptions and perspectives on the transition from late antiquity to the Early Middle Ages / Roland Steinacher

Burial archaeology and the transformation of the Roman World in Northern Gaul (4th to 6th Centuries) / Frans Theuws

Funerary recruitment and ancient DNA: making DNA speak / Clémence Hollard and Christine Keyser

IV. Social Structures: Conditions of Life and Social Order. Archaeology vs written sources: the case of Gothic women / Magali Coumert

Diet reconstruction based on C/N stable isotope analysis: what can it contribute to address questions on cultural change? / Andrea Czermak

Conclusion and perspectives / Philipp von Rummel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110614169

3110614162

OCLC:

1105605823

Publisher Number:

9783110614169