Victims of Ireland's Great Famine The Bioarchaeology of Mass Burials at Kilkenny Union Workhouse |
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| Author:
| Geber, Jonny |
| Series title: | Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6117-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.95 |
Book Description:
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With one million dead, and just as many forced to emigrate, the Irish Famine (1845-52) is among the worst health calamities in history. In the first bioarchaeological study of Great Famine victims, Jonny Geber uses skeletal analysis to tell the story of how and why the Irish Famine decimated the lowest levels of nineteenth century society.
With one million dead, and just as many forced to emigrate, the Irish Famine (1845-52) is among the worst health calamities in history. In the first bioarchaeological study of Great Famine victims, Jonny Geber uses skeletal analysis to tell the story of how and why the Irish Famine decimated the lowest levels of nineteenth century society.