White, Thomasina, Mahoney, Patrick, Deter, Chris (2022) Socioeconomic status and survival in medieval Canterbury. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 46 . Article Number 103686. ISSN 2352-409X. E-ISSN 2352-4103. (doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103686) (KAR id:97652)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103686 |
Abstract
The adverse urban environment of medieval Canterbury possibly influenced poor health conditions and diseases which ultimately led to death. Individuals of low socioeconomic status may have been more at risk of death than those of higher socioeconomic status due to dense living conditions, consistently encountering unhygienic waste management, and less access to resources during famines and disease outbreaks. This study evaluates survivorship and mortality risk patterns of high- and low-status groups to determine the effect of socioeconomic status on survival and mortality in medieval Canterbury. A sample of 796 low- and 74 high-status individuals were examined from St. Gregory’s Priory. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox Regression were used to assess mortality and survival between the socioeconomic status groups. The results reveal lower survivorship for high-status than low-status non-adults, and lower survivorship and high mortality risk for high-status adult females compared to low-status adult males. Meanwhile there were no significant differences found in mortality risks and survivorship between low- and high-status adult males, low- and high-status adult females, and low-status adult females and high-status adult males. High risk of mortality and decreased survivorship of high-status adult females may reflect decreased survivorship of high-status non-adults due to poor nutritional intake during and after pregnancy as well as rationing food. In comparison, low-status adult males would have benefited from the pilgrimage culture that allowed them abundant access to nutritious foods.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103686 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Survivorship; Mortality risk; Palaeodeomgraphy; Nutrition; Pilgrimage culture; Bioarchaeology |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation |
Funders: | University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56) |
Depositing User: | Patrick Mahoney |
Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2022 17:35 UTC |
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2022 10:05 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/97652 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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