Homo Migrans: Modeling Mobility and Migration in Human History (SUNY series, The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1438488017 ISBN 13: 9781438488011

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2022

Synopsis

Addresses the revolutionary impact of genetics, isotopes, and data science on the study of migration and mobility in past human societies.

One of the most significant challenges in archaeology is understanding how (and why) humans migrate. Homo Migrans examines the past, present, and future states of migration and mobility studies in archaeological discourse. Contributors draw on revolutionary twenty-first-century advances in genetics, isotope studies, and data manipulation that have resolved longstanding debates about past human movement and have helped clarify the relationships between archaeological remains and human behavior and identity.

These emerging techniques have also pressed archaeologists and historians to develop models that responsibly incorporate method, theory, and data in ways that honor the complexity of human behavior and relationships. This volume articulates the challenges that lie ahead as scholars draw from genomic studies, computational science, social theory, cognitive and evolutionary studies, environmental history, and network analysis to clarify the nature of human migration in world history. With case studies focusing on European and Mediterranean history and prehistory (as well as global history), Homo Migrans presents integrated methodologies and analyses that will interest any scholar researching migration and mobility in the human past.

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About the Author

Megan J. Daniels is Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Material Culture at the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438488017
• ISBN 13: 9781438488011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 374
• Editor: Daniels Megan J.