| Title: |
Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Berinsfield, Oxfordshire:
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| Subtitle: |
dietary and social implications |
| Issue: |
J Archaeol Sci 29 (7) |
| Series: |
Journal of Archaeological Science
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| Volume: |
29
(7)
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| Page Start/End: |
779 - 790 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values were obtained from human and faunal bones from the Early Anglo-Saxon cemetery site at Wally Corner. These values were used to characterise the diet of the burial community as a whole and to analyse dietary patterns within sub-groups determined by sex, age, grave goods, and possible household arrangement. While dietary variability is observed in all sub-groups tested, an apparent distinction between the average diets of individuals classified as `wealthy' and `intermediately wealthy' and those classified as `poor' is identified. A similar dietary difference indicates a status-based age differential between males under and over 30 years old, also reflected in the archaeological record. A notable absence of dietary differentiation was noted between males and females at Berinsfield, indicating that sex-based societal classification did not significantly influence an individual's access to the various food sources available to the Berinsfield community. |
| Year of Publication: |
2002
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Anglosaxon Cemetery (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Faunal Bones (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Faunal Remains (Auto Detected Subject) |
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FUNERARY SITE
(Monument Type England)
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CEMETERY
(Monument Type England)
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GRAVE
(Monument Type England)
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Bones (General)
(BIAB)
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Diet Markers
(BIAB)
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| Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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| Created Date: |
14 Jan 2003 |
