ISBN:
9781407312477
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 159 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
,
30 cm
Series Statement:
BAR 593
Series Statement:
British series
Series Statement:
BAR / British series
Dissertation note:
Teilw. zugl.: Bristol, Univ. of Bristol, Diss., 2011
DDC:
305.2309409/02
Keywords:
Children History To 1500
;
Children Social life and customs
;
Human remains (Archaeology)
;
Human remains (Archaeology)
;
Human remains (Archaeology)
;
Excavations (Archaeology)
;
Excavations (Archaeology)
;
Excavations (Archaeology)
;
Children History To 1500
;
Children Health and hygiene To 1500
;
History
;
Children Death To 1500
;
History
;
Health Status
;
Child
;
History, Early Modern 1451-1600
;
History, Medieval
;
Bone and Bones
;
Funeral Rites history
;
Archaeology
;
Canterbury (England) Antiquities
;
Taunton (England) Antiquities
;
Gloucester (England) Antiquities
;
England
;
Hochschulschrift
Abstract:
"This study explores the status of children in the late medieval period (AD 1066-1539) based on two concepts of the child; biological and cultural. The biological evidence is explored by an osteoarchaeological analysis of sub-adult skeletal remains concentrating on markers related to status, such as, age, rates of growth, the presence of stress indicators, and rates of dental wear. The cultural aspect involves an analysis of the funerary context, such as, location of burial, position of the body, and grave inclusions, as well as reference to historical sources depicting the role of children."--Publisher's web site
Abstract:
"This study explores the status of children in the late medieval period (AD 1066-1539) based on two concepts of the child; biological and cultural. The biological evidence is explored by an osteoarchaeological analysis of sub-adult skeletal remains concentrating on markers related to status, such as, age, rates of growth, the presence of stress indicators, and rates of dental wear. The cultural aspect involves an analysis of the funerary context, such as, location of burial, position of the body, and grave inclusions, as well as reference to historical sources depicting the role of children."--Publisher's web site
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction. Aimes ; Interpretation of status and stress ; Skeletal collections analysed ; Chapter structureDefining the child: a biocultural approach. Introduction ; Addressing the "invisibility" of children in archaeology ; Cultural concepts of the child ; Biological concepts ; Summary -- The Medieval child. Introduction ; Assessing the medieval concept of a child ; Representations of children ; Childhood accidents, diseases and death ; Children's artefacts, games and toys ; Summary -- Medieval populations, burial practice and taphonomic bias. Introduction ; Palaeodemography ; Burial practice ; Taphonomy ; Summary -- Childhood health and the interpretation of stress indicators. Introduction ; The dentition ; Metabolic disease ; Infectious disease ; Summary -- Sites and skeletal collections. Introduction ; The Priory of St. Peter and St. Paul, Taunton, Somerset ; The Priory of St. Oswald, Gloucester ; The Priory of St. Gregory, Canterbury ; Summary -- Methodology. Burial inventory ; Skeletal inventory ; Dental inventory ; Ageing ; Dental wear ; Metrical and non-metrical data ; Pathology ; Questions and hypotheses ; Summary -- Results. Demography ; Funerary context ; Preservation ; Dental wear ; Episodes of stress ; Growth and development ; Other pathologies ; Summary -- Discussion. Introduction ; Chapter review ; Interpretation of results -- Conclusion. Research aims ; Summary of findings ; Limitations ; Future research -- Appendix A. Medieval wills -- Appendix B. Conversion of numbers on Figure 6.8 (Area 4, Taunton Priory) to actual skeleton numbers -- Appendix C. Tables used for ageing tooth formation stages -- Appendix D. Descriptive statistics of long bone lengths. Femur ; Tibia ; Humerus ; Radius ; Ulna ; Fibula -- References cited.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-159)
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