The plague cemetery of Alghero, Sardinia (1582-1583) : the bioarchaeological study /

The plague cemetery of Alghero, Sardinia (1582-1583) : the bioarchaeological study /

This study presents a bioarchaeological analysis of the individuals exhumed from the cemetery of Alghero (Sardinia), which is associated with the plague outbreak that ravaged the city in 1582-83. The results shed light on a population which lived during a period of plague, revealing lifestyles, acti...

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Main Author: Giuffra, Valentina (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology, 2022.

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Human remains (Archaeology) > Italy > Alghero.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Italy > Alghero.
Plague > Italy > Alghero > History.
Alghero (Italy) > Antiquities.

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Call Number: CC79.5.H85

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Summary:This study presents a bioarchaeological analysis of the individuals exhumed from the cemetery of Alghero (Sardinia), which is associated with the plague outbreak that ravaged the city in 1582-83. The results shed light on a population which lived during a period of plague, revealing lifestyles, activity patterns and illnesses.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2022.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 312 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781803270777 (PDF ebook) :
Access:Open access.