Unearthing Late Medieval Children: Health, status and burial practice in Southern England: Health, status and burial practice in Southern England

"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 Pág. web del ed.: "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." Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Defining the child: a biocultural approach Chapter 3 The Medieval Child Chapter 4 Medieval populations, burial practice and taphonomic bias Chapter 5 Childhood health and the interpretation of stress indicators Chapter 6 Sites and skeletal collections Chapter 7 Methodology Chapter 8 Results Chapter 9 Discussion Chapter 10 Conclusions Appendices References Cited