IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 334: The Bioarchaeology of the Medieval Life Course, II
Monday 1 July 2013, 16.30-18.00
Organiser: | Mary Elizabeth Lewis, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading |
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Moderator/Chair: | Fiona Shapland, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading |
Paper 334-a | The Life of an Adolescent in Medieval England: The Osteological Evidence (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Archaeology - General, Demography |
Paper 334-b | 'I shall wear purple': Gender and the Life Course in Anglo-Saxon England (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Archaeology - General, Demography |
Paper 334-c | Violence in Medieval London Society: An Osteological Approach (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Archaeology - General, Demography |
Paper 334-d | A Warrior's Arms: Skeletal Identities of Males in Early Medieval Weapon Burials (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Archaeology - Sites, Gender Studies |
Abstract | Archaeological studies into the experience of living in the Middle Ages provide a connection between human lives and the material world, adding a new dimension to historical studies of the medieval lifecycle (Gilchrist, 2012). These studies are often hindered by the complex nature of biological ageing, meaning that the skeletal remains of the very young, elderly or those who have just reached sexual maturity are invisible in the archaeological record. This session presents a series of papers showcasing new techniques that enable us to identifying the bodies of people at different stages of the medieval life cycle, and explore how their society treated them in death. |