Diet and urbanisation in medieval Holland : studying dietary change through carious lesions and stable isotope analysis

In the late medieval period, Holland experienced substantial socio-economic change. While the region was largely undeveloped prior to 1200 CE, the period after was characterised by extensive urbanisation and flourishing international trade, changes that would have impacted many aspects of life. This paper investigates the effect of these changes on diet by comparing skeletal collections from the early/central medieval rural village of Blokhuizen (800-1200 CE) to the late medieval urban town of Alkmaar (1448-1572 CE) using a combination of the prevalence and location of carious lesions (n(teeth... Mehr ...