THE ICE AGE WITH LITTLE EFFECT? EXPLORING STRESS IN THE DANISH BLACK FRIARS CEMETERY BEFORE AND AFTER THE TURN OF THE 14TH CENTURY

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Amy B.
dc.contributor.authorHoppa, Robert D.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-16T19:48:24Z
dc.date.available2022-08-16T19:48:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-09
dc.date.submitted2022-08-16T18:22:20Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Little Ice Age, beginning in Europe in the 14th century, saw a period of climatic cooling and increased precipitation where food sources dwindled and famine became rampant, particularly in urban city centers. This study focuses on the Black Friars population (13th-17th centuries) to explore changes in stress in Denmark at the onset of the Little Ice Age. This study specifically explores the periods before and after the turn of the 14th century. Forty-five adult individuals were analyzed for cribra orbitalia, porotic hyperostosis, and enamel hypoplastic lesions. Results showed no statistically significant differences between the prevalence of these stress indicators between either time period; however, reduced age at death and increased lesion frequency was more prevalent post-1300. It was expected that increased stress would be evident in those buried after the turn of the 14th century due to the many challenges associated with wide spread climatic cooling; however, the reliance on nutrient rich marine resources and alms provisions may have helped lessen the burden of these stressors during this period of climatic hardship. Additionally, while famine characterized the beginning of the 14th century, agricultural rebound shortly after this period may have also influenced the stress levels observed.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (771-2012-0113) (ABS); SSHRC Standard Research Grant (410-2011-1408) (RDH); and the Dr. Emöke J.E. Szathmáry Graduate Fellowship in Biological Anthropology (University of Manitoba) (ABS).en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.12.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/36690
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Palaeopathologyen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectcribra orbitaliaen_US
dc.subjectporotic hyperostosisen_US
dc.subjectenamel hypoplastic lesionsen_US
dc.subjectdieten_US
dc.subjectfishen_US
dc.subjectalmsen_US
dc.titleTHE ICE AGE WITH LITTLE EFFECT? EXPLORING STRESS IN THE DANISH BLACK FRIARS CEMETERY BEFORE AND AFTER THE TURN OF THE 14TH CENTURYen_US
dc.typepreprinten_US
local.author.affiliationFaculty of Arts::Department of Anthropologyen_US
oaire.awardNumber770-2012-0159en_US
oaire.awardTitleVanier Graduate Scholarshipen_US
oaire.citation.endPage163en_US
oaire.citation.startPage157en_US
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Palaeopathologyen_US
oaire.citation.volume26en_US
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000155en_US
project.funder.nameSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canadaen_US
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