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Bioarchaeology and dietary reconstruction across late antiquity and the Middle Ages in Tuscany, Central Italy / Giulia Riccomi

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Riccomi, Giulia
Published
Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., [2021]
Copyright Date
©2021
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1 online resource (xii, 175 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
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. Anthropology, Palaeopathology and Biochemistry Methodologies ; V. Osteological and Stable Isotope Results ; VI. Theoretical Framework for Discussing Osteoarchaelogical and Palaeodietary Data ; VII. Conclusion ; References ; Appendix.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9781789698664 (electronic bk.)
1789698669 (electronic bk.)
1789698650
9781789698657
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-172).
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