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Urban and rural infant-feeding practices and health in early medieval Central Europe (9th–10th century, Czech Republic)
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SYSNO ASEP 0441238 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Urban and rural infant-feeding practices and health in early medieval Central Europe (9th–10th century, Czech Republic) Author(s) Kaupová, S. (CZ)
Herrscher, E. (FR)
Velemínský, P. (CZ)
Cabut, S. (FR)
Poláček, Lumír (ARUB-Q) RID, SAI, ORCID
Brůžek, J. (FR)Source Title American Journal of Physical Anthropology. - : Wiley - ISSN 0002-9483
Roč. 155, č. 4 (2014), s. 635-651Number of pages 17 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords breastfeeding ; stable isotopes ; morbidity ; Middle Ages ; Great Moravian Empire Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology Institutional support ARUB-Q - RVO:68081758 UT WOS 000344800400014 EID SCOPUS 84911003804 DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22620 Annotation In the Central European context, the 9th and 10th centuries are well known for rapid cultural and societal changes concerning the development of the economic and political structures of states as well as the adoption of Christianity. A bioarchaeological study based on a subadult skeletal series was conducted to tackle the impact of these changes on infant and young child feeding practices and, consequently, their health in both urban and rural populations. Data on growth and frequency of nonspecific stress indicators of a subadult group aged 0-6 years were analyzed. A subsample of 41 individuals was selected for nitrogen and carbon isotope analyses, applying an intra-individual sampling strategy (bone vs. tooth). The isotopic results attest to a mosaic of food behaviors. In the urban sample, some children may have been weaned during their second year of life, while some others may have still been consuming breast milk substantially up to 4-5 years of age. By contrast, data from the rural sample show more homogeneity, with a gradual cessation of breastfeeding starting after the age of 2 years. Several factors are suggested which may have been responsible for applied weaning strategies. There is no evidence that observed weaning strategies affected the level of biological stress which the urban subadult population had to face compared with the rural subadult population. Workplace Institute of Archaeology (Brno) Contact Hedvika Břínková, brinkova@arub.cz, Tel.: +420 515 911 112 Year of Publishing 2015
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