Post-Cranial Traumatic Injury Patterns in Two Medieval Polish Populations: The Effects of Lifestyle Differences

Traumatic injuries can be used as general indicators of activity patterns in past populations. This study tests the hypothesis that contemporaneous (10th-12th century) rural and urban populations in medieval Poland will have a significantly different prevalence of non-violent fractures. Traumatic in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-06, Vol.10 (6), p.e0129458
Hauptverfasser:	Agnew, Amanda M, Betsinger, Tracy K, Justus, Hedy M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	10th century Activity patterns Adult Adults Age Distribution Archaeology Craniocerebral Trauma - history Extremities Farming Female Females Fractures Health risks History, Medieval Humans Injuries Life Style Lifestyles Male Males Nonviolence Occupational Diseases - history Osteoporosis Poland Population Population studies Populations Risk factors Rural areas Rural Population Rural populations Sex Distribution Skeleton Skull Skull - injuries Specialization Statistical analysis Statistical methods Trauma Urban agriculture Urban areas Urban Population Urban populations Urbanization Vertebrae Wounds and Injuries - history
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Zusammenfassung:	Traumatic injuries can be used as general indicators of activity patterns in past populations. This study tests the hypothesis that contemporaneous (10th-12th century) rural and urban populations in medieval Poland will have a significantly different prevalence of non-violent fractures. Traumatic injuries to the post-cranial skeleton were recorded for 180 adults from rural Giecz and for 96 adults from urban Poznań-Śródka. They were statistically analyzed by body region and individual skeletal element. Results reveal that Giecz had a significantly higher rate of trunk fractures than Poznań-Śródka (Fisher's exact, p
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0129458