Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Jigsaw Puzzle of Health in Context; 2 In Search of Homo Byzantinus; 3 Tiny Occupants in Shallow Graves: The Bioarchaeology of Non-Adult Individuals; 4 The Byzantine World on a Plate; Conclusions: Reconstructing Health and Disease Patterns in Byzantine Crete: Results and Perspectives; Glossary; References Cited; Index
Summary
Daily life and living conditions in the Byzantine world are relatively underexplored subjects, often neglected in comparison with more visible aspects of Byzantine culture, such as works of art. The book is among the few publications on Greek Byzantine populations and helps pioneer a new approach to the subject, opening a window on health status and dietary patterns through the lens of bioarchaeological research. Drawing on a diversity of disciplines (biology, chemistry, archaeology and history), the author focuses on the complex interaction between physiology, culture and the environment in B