H 290 x W 205 mm
192 pages
95 figures, 26 maps
Published Apr 2021
ISBN
Paperback: 9781789698657
Digital: 9781789698664
Keywords
Bioarchaeology; Diet; Tuscany; Central Italy; Late Antiquity; Medieval
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This volume presents the first multidisciplinary bioarchaeological analysis to reconstruct life conditions in ancient Tuscany between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. This was done through the examination of stress markers, including adult stature, periosteal reaction, cranial porosities, linear enamel hypoplasia and paleodietary reconstruction.
List of Figures ;
Foreword ;
Acknowledgements ;
I. Introduction ;
II. Historical Background of Tuscany in the 1st Millennium AD ;
III. Background of Late Antique and Medieval Sites in Tuscia ;
IV. Antropology, Palaeopathology and Biochemistry Methodologies ;
V. Osteological and Stable Isotope Results ;
VI. Theoretical Framework for Discussing Osteoarchaelogical and Palaeodietary Data ;
VII. Conclusion ;
References ;
Appendix
‘Overall, this publication provides an invaluable body of data and information on post-classical and medieval Tuscany and for Italy in general, where anthropology and bioarchaeology have only recently started to be exploited for their contribution to issues long debated by scholars on the critical passage between the Classical and medieval world.’ – Alessandro Carabia (2022): Medieval Archaeology, 65/2, 2021
‘…this book does contribute to the growing scholarship on human health in the past using multidisciplinary bioarchaeological approaches, and it serves as an aspirational companion to students wishing to undertake publishable PhD work. It also offers a solid foundation for future studies that might identify interesting skeletal collections with excellent historical and associated archaeological context, and to suggest interesting opportunities for new research.’ – Kori Lea Filipek (2023): Antiquity Vol. 97 (395)