Health effects of European colonization: An investigation of skeletal remains from 19th to early 20th century migrant settlers in South Australia.

ABSTRACT: The British colony of South Australia, established in 1836, offered a fresh start to migrants hoping for a better life. A cohort of settlers buried in a section of St Mary's Anglican Church Cemetery (1847-1927) allocated for government funded burials was investigated to determine their health, with a focus on skeletal manifestations associated with metabolic deficiencies. Findings of St Mary's sample were compared with those published for contemporary skeletal samples from two British cemeteries, St Martin's, Birmingham, and St Peter's, Wolverhampton, to explore similarities and differences. To investigate the changing economic background of the St Mary's cohort, which may have influenced the location of their burial within the cemetery, the number and demographic profile of government fun

SUBMITTER: Gurr A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985932 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature