Scottish soldiers from the Battle of Dunbar 1650: A prosopographical approach to a skeletal assemblage.

ABSTRACT: After the Battle Dunbar between English and Scottish forces in 1650, captured Scottish soldiers were imprisoned in Durham and many hundreds died there within a few weeks. The partial skeletal remains of 28 of these men were discovered in 2013. Building on previous osteological work, here we report wide-ranging scientific studies of the remains to address the following questions: Did they have comparable diet, health and disease throughout their lives? Did they have common histories of movement (or lack of movement) during their childhoods? Can we create a collective biography of these men? Strontium and oxygen isotope analysis of tooth enamel investigated childhood movement. Carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of incrementally sampled dentine addressed childhood diet and nutrition. Metapr

SUBMITTER: Millard AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7751964 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature