Masculinities and diet: An analysis of skeletal material from the dominican priory in Medieval Västerås, Sweden

Sundman, Elin Ahlin

doi:10.1080/00293652.2018.1483965

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“…The Dominican priory dates to ad 1244−1528. The population buried there included members of the religious community and laypeople, both local and non-local (Ahlin Sundman, 2018). The priory was excavated in the 1950s, partly by non-professionals, and some of the documentation is limited (Folin, 1985; Lundberg, personal communication).…”

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“…The priory was excavated in the 1950s, partly by non-professionals, and some of the documentation is limited (Folin, 1985; Lundberg, personal communication). Assuming similarities between comparable sites, the church and cloister (Areas A−D in Figure 2) were interpreted as areas of higher social status than the cemetery (Area E; for a discussion, see Ahlin Sundman, 2018, with references). Friars were expected to be buried separately (Gilchrist & Sloane, 2005), but their burial sites have not been identified.…”

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Medieval Masculinities and Violence: Weapon-Related Trauma in Skeletal Assemblages from Two Religious Houses in Iceland and Sweden

Sundman

Kjellström

2020

Eur. j. archaeol

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Previous research has shown that physical violence had a normative presence in medieval Nordic societies. In this study, weapon-related trauma (WRT) was examined in human skeletal assemblages from two religious houses, Skriðuklaustur in Iceland, and Västerås in Sweden. The aims were to identify patterns of WRT and to relate these to the masculinities of different groups of men. Violence was a prominent component of identity among lay men, especially for men with warrior experience. The use of violence was more problematic among clerics. The hypothesis that these notions of ideal masculine behaviour would affect the ways in which masculinities were enacted and would be reflected in the patterns of WRT was borne out by the results of this study. No WRT was identified among the canons and lay brothers in Skriðuklaustur, but it was present in about thirty per cent of the males interpreted as belonging to the lay elite buried in the northern part of the church at Västerås.

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Medieval Masculinities and Violence: Weapon-Related Trauma in Skeletal Assemblages from Two Religious Houses in Iceland and Sweden

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Kjellström

2020

Eur. j. archaeol

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“…The less expensive cereal-based diet also spread in Northern regions between the 11th and 13th centuries to cope with population growth and consequently increasing demand [ 90 ]. A reduction in meat consumption was also typical for ecclesiastic movements [ 81 , 94 ], as Catholic practices compelled abstinence from meat according to the calendar, with fish consumption being provided as a substitute [ 43 , 75 , 81 , 87 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 ].…”

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How Does Diet Influence Our Lives? Evaluating the Relationship between Isotopic Signatures and Mortality Patterns in Italian Roman Imperial and Medieval Periods

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The present research investigates the relationship between dietary habits and mortality patterns in the Roman Imperial and Medieval periods. The reconstructions of population dynamics and subsistence strategies provide a fascinating source of information for understanding our history. This is particularly true given that the changes in social, economic, political, and religious aspects related to the transition from the Roman period to the Middle Ages have been widely discussed. We analyzed the isotopic and mortality patterns of 616 individuals from 18 archeological sites (the Medieval Latium sites of Colonna, Santa Severa, Allumiere, Cencelle, and 14 Medieval and Imperial funerary contexts from Rome) to compile a survivorship analysis. A semi-parametric approach was applied, suggesting variations in mortality patterns between sexes in the Roman period. Nitrogen isotopic signatures influenced mortality in both periods, showing a quadratic and a linear effect for Roman Imperial and Medieval populations, respectively. No influence of carbon isotopic signatures has been detected for Roman Imperial populations. Conversely, increased mortality risk for rising carbon isotopic values was observed in Medieval samples.

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Biological histories of an elite: Skeletons from the Royal Chapel of Lugo Cathedral (NW Spain)

López-Costas

Müldner

Lidén

2021

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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This study aims to reconstruct the biological histories of the people buried at the Royal Chapel of Lugo Cathedral, an important religious center of NW Spain, by using anthropological, geochemical, and historical perspectives. We conducted a macroscopic and radiographic study on 955 skeletal elements, a multi-isotope (δ 13 C col , δ 15 N, δ 34 S col , δ 13 C ap , δ 18 O ap ) analysis of human (n = 12) and animal (n = 4) samples, and the study of 1407 documents from the cathedral archives. There was a minimum of 15 individuals, including six subadults (<7 years), seven mature males, and one possible female. Several traumatic healed injuries, a pelvis osteochondroma, and a case of DISH have been detected. Males were enriched in 15 N (up to 15.7‰, Δ humananimal avg = 5.1‰) suggesting consumption of animal protein including freshwater fish. Cathedral documents reflect fora payments in the form of rye, eggs, poultry, sheep, pigs, and eels as well as the hiring of two physicians. All individuals, except one, lived between the 14 th and the early 15 th centuries and show characteristics of high standard of living. Males were likely members of the cathedral-chaplains, administrators, sacristans, but not bishops-or noblemen relatives of the former according to preserved documents. Isotopic and paleopathological study suggest that they had an active and traveling life and at least one of them had connections with Central Spain. Children were local and possibly connected to the nobility. Lugo Cathedral is a prime example about the possibilities of transdisciplinary research in the identification of lifestyle in past populations.

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Masculinities and diet: An analysis of skeletal material from the dominican priory in Medieval Västerås, Sweden

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Medieval Masculinities and Violence: Weapon-Related Trauma in Skeletal Assemblages from Two Religious Houses in Iceland and Sweden

Medieval Masculinities and Violence: Weapon-Related Trauma in Skeletal Assemblages from Two Religious Houses in Iceland and Sweden

How Does Diet Influence Our Lives? Evaluating the Relationship between Isotopic Signatures and Mortality Patterns in Italian Roman Imperial and Medieval Periods

Biological histories of an elite: Skeletons from the Royal Chapel of Lugo Cathedral (NW Spain)

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