About this issue
“A peste, fame et bello libera nos, Domine!” Disease, hunger, war, and religion have shaped human existence over many centuries. This volume of RCC Perspectives presents exciting syntheses between research in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and history; moving from prehistory to the medieval period, six chapters look at humanity’s struggles with subsistence, religious belief, ill-health, death, and warfare in a variety of global landscapes, and show how, by sharing expertise and combining methodological approaches, we can advance our understanding of our common past.
How to cite: Harbeck, Michaela, Kristin von Heyking, and Heiner Schwarzberg (eds.), “Sickness, Hunger, War, and Religion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives,” RCC Perspectives 2012, no 3. doi.org/10.5282/rcc/5593.
Content
- Introduction by Michaela Harbeck, Kristin von Heyking, and Heiner Schwarzberg
- Life in Ancient Egypt: Akhentanen, the Armarna Period, and Tutankhamun by Barry Kemp and Albert Zink
- Mesolithic-Neolithic Transformations: The Populations of the Danube Gorges by Dušan Borić, Marija Radović, and Sofija Stefanović
- Syphilis in South America: A Closer Look at Pre-Contact Bolivia by Heiko Prümers, Martin Trautmann, Iris Trautmann, Sandra Lösch, and Carsten Pusch
- History of the Plague by Ingrid Wiechmann, Ole Benedictow, Raffaella Bianucci and Sacha Kacki
- Hypothyroidism in Switzerland by Christina Papageorgopoulou, Kaspar Staub, and Frank Rühli
- The Ancient Battlefield at Kalkriese by Birgit Großkopf, Achim Rost, and Susanne Wilbers-Rost
