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    Skeletal evidence of the social persona. Life, death and society in early medieval Alamannic communities

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    Publication date
    2012
    Author
    Speith, Nivien
    Supervisor
    Armit, Ian
    Knüsel, Christopher J.
    Heron, Carl P.
    Keyword
    Bioarchaeology
    Early medieval
    Alamanni
    Merovingian
    Social identities
    Archaeology
    Biological anthropology
    Death and burial
    Palaeopathology
    Musculoskeletal stress markers
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    Institution
    University of Bradford
    Department
    Division of Archaeological and Environmental Sciences
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    2012
    
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    Abstract
    Historic-archaeological research on the Alamanni, an early medieval population in the periphery of the Frankish Empire, primarily focuses on themes such as their military character or issues of ethnicity, while the actual functioning of Alamannic societies remains conjectural. Aiming at presenting an integrated approach to the concepts of social organisation and social identities in Alamannic populations, this study examines and defines Alamannic identity and society by creating a dialogue between the disciplines of archaeology, biological anthropology and socio-cultural sciences. A bioarchaeology of identity explores the Alamanni of Pleidelsheim and Neresheim via their funerary and skeletal evidence, allowing for the factor of different environments that influence the interactions of a community. A key theme is the investigation of indicators for biological and social "status" by direct association of bioanthropological with funerary archaeological data, as well as by evaluation of present interpretations made from material culture in the light of bioanthropological analysis as a paramount focus. The results are interpreted in terms of social status and the perception of certain social parameters, exploring interrelations between factors such as sex and gender, age, status and activity for the entirety of a society. This research offers new perspectives on Alamannic societies and helps to comprehend Alamannic social organisation as a multi-layered phenomenon, emphasizing the importance of a biocultural approach. Beyond common perceptions, this study forms the basis for a new understanding of the Alamanni, as the results reveal a society that was complex and diverse, displaying its own characteristics in the Merovingian world.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6287
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    Thesis
    Qualification name
    PhD
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