Overview

This volume traces the lives, health, and diseases of Winchester's inhabitants as seen in their skeletal remains from the mid-third century to the mid-sixteenth century, a period of over 1,300 years. Although the populations of other British urban areas, York and London in particular, have been studied over an extended period, this volume is unique in providing a continuous chronological window, rather than a series of isolated studies. It is particularly notable for the large sample of Anglo-Saxon burials dated to the 8th - 10th centuries, which provide a bridge between the earlier Romano-British material and the later medieval samples.This study includes information on demography, physical characteristics, dental health, disease, and trauma collected from over 2,000 skeletons excavated from the Roman Cemetery at Lankhills and the Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemeteries of the Old and New Minster and Winchester Cathedral, as well as other Early Anglo-Saxon sites in neighbouring areas of Hampshire. The study establishes the underlying continuity of the population in spite of massive culture change between the Roman and Early Saxon periods, and delineates the increasing tendency to rounder skulls seen in the medieval period, a trend which is found in continental Europe at the same time. There were also significant differences through time in disease patterns and trauma. Leprosy, for example, is found only in post-Roman skeletons, while decapitations are seen only in Roman skeletons. Weapons injuries are confined to Anglo-Saxon and medieval individuals, although broken bones were common during the Roman period.

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Author:   Caroline M. Stuckert (Senior Associate, Senior Associate, Winchester Research Unit)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   9.i
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 28.10cm
Weight:   2.162kg
ISBN:  

9780198131700

ISBN 10:   0198131704
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   15 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations List of tables List of abbreviations List of references Part 1 IntroductionMartin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle: 1: Introduction 2: Concept 3: The origin, growth, and completion of this study 4: The outcome: a summary Part 2 Romano-British Populations from Lankhills and other cemeteries in WinchesterCaroline M. Stuckert: 1: Introduction 2: Demography 3: Physical characteristics 4: Dentition 5: Pathology 6: J. L. Macdonald: Lankhills decapitations revisited 7: Catalogue of the burials from the Lankhills 1967-72 excavations Part 3 The transition from Romano-British to early Anglo-Saxon in HampshireCaroline M. Stuckert: 1: Introduction 2: Archaeological background: the Early Anglo-Saxon sites 3: Demography 4: Physical characteristics 5: Dentition 6: Discussion Part 4 Anglo-Saxon and medieval populations from the old and new minster and cathedral cemeteries Theya Molleson, Rosemary Powers, John Price, and Pauline Sheppard: 1: Introduction 2: Demography 3: Physical variation 4: Discontinuous variation and congenital anomalies 5: Dental health 6: General health 7: Injuries 8: Conclusions Part 5 The population of Winchester: A millennium of continuity and changeCaroline M. Stuckert: 1: Introduction 2: Population continuity and change 3: Health and lifestyle 4: Discussion artin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle, with a contribution by Sue Browne: Appendix A: Other burial groups found 1961-71 Caroline M. Stuckert: Appendix B: Statistical methods of determining sex developed for the study of the Hampshire Romano-British and Early Anglo-Saxon skeletal samples Caroline M. Stuckert: Appendix C: Grave concordance: Anglo-Saxon and Medieval burials from the Old Minster and Cathedral cemeteries Appendix D: Glossary

Reviews

Just one of an incredibly comprehensive series examining the history of Winchester, this book uncovers the story of the city's occupants from AD 250 to 1540, as told by their skeletal remains. * Emma Watts-Plumpkin, Current Archaeology *

Just one of an incredibly comprehensive series examining the history of Winchester, this book uncovers the story of the city's occupants from AD 250 to 1540, as told by their skeletal remains. Emma Watts-Plumpkin, Current Archaeology

Author Information

Caroline M. Stuckert (Connie) holds a B. A. in history from Bryn Mawr College, and an M. A. in physical anthropology and Ph. D. in archaeology and physical anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She has taught at Muhlenberg College and the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests center on the British Isles from the Iron Age through medieval periods, and she has conducted research and participated in excavations in both England and Ireland. In addition, she has enjoyed a 25-year career as a consultant and senior museum executive. A native Philadelphian, Connie has spent extended periods in Britain, and currently lives in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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