IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 1102: The Study of Medieval Life through Human Skeletal Remains, II
Wednesday 14 July 2004, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | English Heritage |
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Organisers: | Simon Mays, English Heritage Centre for Archaeology, Portsmouth Sebastian Payne, English Heritage, London |
Moderator/Chair: | Sebastian Payne, English Heritage, London |
Respondent: | Richard Morris, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds / School of Music, Humanities & Media, University of Huddersfield |
Paper 1102-a | Courteous Knights, Holy Blissful Martyrs and Cruel Avengers: A Consideration of the Changing Social Milieu of Medieval Warfare from the Perspective of Human Remains (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Military History, Science |
Paper 1102-b | Dead Men Don't Talk - But They still Carry a Passport: How to Spot a Migrant Using Teeth, Rocks, Rain, and a Little Bit of Chemistry (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Demography, 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. |