IMC 2004: Sessions

Session 1002: The Study of Medieval Life through Human Skeletal Remains, I

Sponsor:	English Heritage
Organisers:	Simon Mays, English Heritage Centre for Archaeology, Portsmouth Sebastian Payne, English Heritage, London
Moderator/Chair:	Sebastian Payne, English Heritage, London
Paper 1002-a	Belief and Identity: Combining Archaeological and Skeletal Evidence in Medieval Cemeteries (Language: English) Barney Sloane, English Heritage, London
Paper 1002-b	The Osteology of Medieval Monastic Life (Language: English) Simon Mays, English Heritage Centre for Archaeology, Portsmouth Index terms: Archaeology - General, Daily Life, Monasticism, Science
Paper 1002-c	Can Skeletons from Archaeological Sites Tell us anything about the Experience of Disability in the Medieval Period?: Evidence, Potential, and Problems (Language: English) Charlotte Ann Roberts, Department of Archaeology, Durham University Index terms: Archaeology - General, Daily Life, Medicine, Science
Abstract	In the UK, skeletal remains of more than 40,000 individuals excavated from cemetery sites dating to the medieval period are curated in museums or other institutions. The aim of this session is to illustrate, using results of recent scientific work, the contribution which the study of this unique research resource has made to our understanding of themes of mutual interest to archaeologists and historians.