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Author Riccomi, Giulia, author

Title Bioarchaeology and dietary reconstruction across late antiquity and the Middle Ages in Tuscany, Central Italy / Giulia Riccomi
Published Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 175 pages) : illustrations
Series Archaeopress archaeology
Archaeopress archaeology.
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. Antropology, 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-172)
Subject Human remains (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Tuscany
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Tuscany
Biochemical markers -- Italy -- Tuscany
Food habits -- Italy -- Tuscany -- History -- To 1500
Medieval European archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
Biochemical markers
Civilization
Excavations (Archaeology)
Food habits
Human remains (Archaeology)
SUBJECT Tuscany (Italy) -- History -- To 1434. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95004566
Tuscany (Italy) -- Civilization
Subject Italy -- Tuscany
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781789698664
1789698669