This study examines trends in infant diet, breastfeeding and weaning in Portugal through time in Roman, Medieval Muslim and Christian skeletal assemblages (1st to the 15th century CE). New stable carbon (delta 13C) and nitrogen (delta 15N) measurements were collected from 143 non-adults and 46 adults that are analysed alongside comparative published datasets from contemporaneous Iberian populations. A statistic...
This study examines trends in infant diet, breastfeeding and weaning in Portugal through time in Roman, Medieval Muslim and Christian skeletal assemblages (1st to the 15th century CE). New stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) measurements were collected from 143 non-adults and 46 adults that are analysed alongside comparative published datasets from contemporaneous Iberian populations. A statistical package...
A Mouraria de Lisboa foi concebida pouco depois da reconquista, em 1147, e reservada à instalação da comunidade muçulmana, passando a designar-se arrabalde dos mouros. Usufruíam de administração própria, mantinham o seu culto e práticas quotidianas, mas eram obrigados a pagar impostos e proibido o convívio com cristãos. A generalidade da população manteve as suas profissões, pelo que não espanta que quase um te...