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Overview: Archaeology and the Medieval Life-Course

Gowland, R.L.; Penny-Mason, B.

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Authors

B. Penny-Mason



Contributors

C. Gerrard
Editor

A. Gutiérrez
Editor

Abstract

Historical evidence has provided a rich source of information concerning the structure and experience of the medieval life-course. Archaeology has also contributed to these debates, through the material remains associated with different age groups and the structural remains of houses, but primarily via the wealth of evidence provided by the medieval cemeteries. Human skeletal remains are proving to be a particularly fruitful source of data for understanding the relationship between chronological, biological, and social ages in medieval England. This overview examines the historical, archaeological, and bioarchaeological evidence for the medieval life-course, from infancy to old age. This range of evidence is integrated and discussed with reference to current theoretical approaches to the life course and age identity within the social sciences.

Citation

Gowland, R., & Penny-Mason, B. (2018). Overview: Archaeology and the Medieval Life-Course. In C. Gerrard, & A. Gutiérrez (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of later medieval archaeology in Britain (759-773). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198744719.013.52

Acceptance Date Jul 1, 2017
Online Publication Date Jan 18, 2018
Publication Date Jan 18, 2018
Deposit Date Sep 28, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 759-773
Book Title The Oxford handbook of later medieval archaeology in Britain.
Chapter Number 47
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198744719.013.52
Publisher URL https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-later-medieval-archaeology-in-britain-9780198744719?cc=gb&lang=en&

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This is a draft of a chapter that has been accepted for publication by Oxford University Press in the book The Oxford Handbook of Later Medieval Archaeology in Britain edited by Christopher Gerrard and Alejandra Gutiérrez published in 2018.




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