[Environmental history as an anthropologic topic. Contribution to "chemical anthropology"].
Human population history is firmly connected with temporal and regional changes of the environment. Whether natural or anthropogene, alteration of environmental features lead to changes of human life-style and to the development of adaptive strategies. The demand of resources for his subsistence has led man to diverse impacts on his environment since ever. Thus, environmental history is a scientific topic for anthropologists. The research potential of trace element studies of excavated human skeletons for the reconstruction of natural and socio-cultural environments as well as for distribution patterns of hazardous substances is outlined for the European Middle Ages. The scientific value of unravelling past man/environment-interrelationships for both the historical and applied sciences and the place of any "chemical anthropology" within this context is discussed.
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Institut für Anthropologie, Universität Göttingen.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000266:history*; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008019:Life Style; D010163:Paleontology; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000266:history*
D015386:Hazardous Substances; D014131:Trace Elements
Umweltgeschichte als anthropologische Fragestellung. Beitrag einer "Chemical Anthropology".