Mays, S. and Richards, M. P. and Fuller, B. (2002) 'Bone stable isotope evidence for infant feeding in Mediaeval England.', Antiquity., 76 (293). pp. 654-656.
Abstract
This paper is a first study of duration of breastfeeding using bone stable isotopes in infants in a British palaeopopulation, from the deserted Mediaeval village of Wharram Percy, England. Nitrogen stable isotope analysis suggests cessation of breastfeeding between 1 and 2 years of age. Comparison with Mediaeval documentary sources suggests that recommendations of physicians regarding infant feeding may have influenced common practice in this period.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | d15N, Breastfeeding, Weaning, Mediaeval, Wharram Percy. |
| Full text: | PDF - Published Version (888Kb) |
| Status: | Peer-reviewed |
| Publisher Web site: | http://antiquity.ac.uk/ant/076/Ant0760654.htm |
| Publisher statement: | © 2002 Antiquity Publications |
| Record Created: | 20 Jul 2009 15:35 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jun 2011 16:26 |
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