The Viking Age, De Caroline Ahlström Arcini

Descripción

Título: The Viking Age
Autor: Caroline Ahlström Arcini
Editorial: -----------
Temática: Arqueología
Edición: 1
Año de Edición: 2022
Número de páginas: 128
Peso: 477 gramos
Ancho: 216 milímetros
Alto: 279 milímetros
Formato: Rústica
Idioma: Inglés
ISBN: 9781789258042


Descripción:

The majority of literature about the Viking period, based on artefacts or written sources, covers battles, kings, chiefs and mercenaries, long distance travel and colonisation, trade, and settlement. Less is said about the life of those that stayed at home, or those that immigrated into Scandinavia, whether voluntarily or by force.

This book uses results from the examination of a substantial corpus of Swedish osteological material to discuss aspects of demography and health in the Viking period – those which would have been visible and recognisable in the faces or physical appearances of the individuals concerned. It explores the effects of migration, from the spread of new diseases such as leprosy to patterns of movement and integration of immigrants into society. The skeletal material also allows the study of levels of violence, attitudes towards disablement, and the care provided by Viking communities. An overview of the worldwide phenomenon of modified teeth also gives insight into the practice of deliberate physical embellishment and body modification.

The interdisciplinary approach to questions regarding ordinary life presented here will broaden the knowledge about society during the Viking Age. The synthesis of the Swedish unburnt human skeletal remains dated to the Viking age will be a valuable resource for future research, and provides an in-depth view on Viking age society.



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