A regional investigation of subadult dietary patterns and health in late Iron Age and Roman Dorset, England

作者：Redfern Rebecca C^*; Millard Andrew R; Hamlin Christine

来源：Journal of Archaeological Science, 2012, 39(5): 1249-1259.

DOI：10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.023

• Diet
• Subadult
• Weaning
• Late Iron Age
• Romanisation
• Roman Britain

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 delta C-13 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.

• 出版日期2012-5