Notes on early childhood diets in early modern Oulu, Finland, based on the stable isotope case studies of archeological dentin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12370871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tiina Väre (0000-0002-6558-5359, Archaeology, History, Culture and Communications, Faculty of Humanities University of Oulu Oulu Finland, corresponding author), Sanna Lipkin (0000-0002-4736-208X, Archaeology, History, Culture and Communications, Faculty of Humanities University of Oulu Oulu Finland), M Nunez (0000-0001-6545-5821, University of Oulu) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1275-1284 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.3164 |
| OpenAlex | W4296876676 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
In mid‐18th‐century Sweden, the newly enhanced census records revealed higher‐than‐expected infant mortality rates in certain regions of the kingdom. This convinced contemporary elite men of common women deliberately refusing to breastfeed out of vanity and lack of care. One of the worst regions in terms of infant mortality was the province of Ostrobothnia, located in the area of what is now Finland. To explore the allegations, we measured the carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) stable isotope ratios in the collagen of incremental crown dentin segments of the permanent first molars (M1) of six individuals excavated from the early modern churchyard of the town of Oulu, Ostrobothnia. The results do not directly support the worries over the lack of breastfeeding but imply a variety of related practices in Oulu at the time
Ancient history · Archaeology · Breastfeeding · Dentin · Elite · Geography · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |