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A biomechanical study of activity patterns in a medieval human skeletal assemblage
Author(s) -
Mays Simon
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199901/02)9:1<68::aid-oa468>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - assemblage (archaeology) , archaeology , ecology , biology , geography
Activity patterns in an assemblage of medieval skeletons from York, England, are investigated using analyses of biomechanical properties of the humeral diaphyses. Evidence is found for differences in activity patterns between males and females and between male layfolk and members of a male monastic community. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.