A regional investigation of subadult dietary patterns and health in late Iron Age and Roman Dorset,England |
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| Authors: | Rebecca C Redfern Andrew R Millard Christine Hamlin |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Human Bioarchaeology, Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN, United Kingdom;2. Department of Archaeology, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom;3. Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. |
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| Abstract: | This is the first regional analysis of the impact of Romanisation on subadult dietary patterns and related health parameters in Britain. A sample of 200 subadults from late Iron Age (LIA) and Romano-British (RB) Dorset were examined for dental health and specific metabolic diseases, and a sub-sample of 29 individuals were selected for nitrogen and carbon isotope analysis. The results showed that dental health declined in the Romano-British period and the incidence of scurvy and rickets rose. Increased consumption of marine foods in the RB period is indicated by an increase in δ13C between the LIA and RB subadults. After early childhood, there was no age-dependent variation in dietary protein in the RB and LIA populations from Dorset. We propose that these changes related to the introduction of urban living, Romanised diets and population migration. |
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| Keywords: | Diet Subadult Weaning Late Iron Age Romanisation Roman Britain |
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