08 December 2009

Physical Anthropology

Chapter 8 - Strontium Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains

Unsurprising: Rome composed of city slickers, suburbanites, foreigners. Surprising: Strontium and aqueducts distinguish among them.

Physical Anthropology

Chapter 4 - Bioarchaeological Context (Human Skeletal Remains from Rome)

2 sites (CE and CB), 2 contexts (urban/suburban), 209 skellies. Urban peeps shorter but longer-lived than suburban ones. More men in city, women in suburbs.

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