Product Description This fascinating, multi-disciplinary volume weaves together the fields of biology, archaeology, anthropology and history to produce a stimulating and wide-ranging analysis of the biological history of past human populations. Research methods, theoretical approaches and the outcomes of research are all fully explored, and contributions to the book are made by an eminent mix of experts in the afore-mentioned fields. Comprehensive in its coverage of the subject, chapters include discussions on adaptation and the English demographic regime; British polygyny, warfare and population structure; and a human ecological approach to the interface of history and biology. A unique interlacing of human biology and history, this book will encourage further reflection and debate and presents a fresh perspective to the subject for students and professionals across all levels in biology, archaeology, anthroplogy and social history.