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Our Changing Bodies: The lessons of anthropometric history

Professor Sir Roderick Floud FBA · Gresham College

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What can the study of height, health and welfare teach us about our past? Can it tell us about our cognitive development or changing lifespans? Studying the physical stature of people through history can deliver a clearer and more accurate idea of their welfare than we could achieve by mere economic or monetary indicators. The use of anthropometric elements in studying history can greatly enhance our ideas of the changing qualities of life and welfare, and it may even enable us to uncover exciting new regions of our past.

The talk

  1. Our Changing Bodies: The lessons of anthropometric history 2009-06-11 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Sir Roderick Floud FBA
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
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