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Tag Archives: health and disease in britain
Good Health & Anglo-Saxons…And A Little Lead Poisoning
So it turns out that Anglo-Saxons were actually quite healthy, comparatively. There was more infectious disease than in the Roman period, but anaemia, dental, and joint disease all decreased, and were lower than in the medieval period that followed. Stature … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Saxon/Old English, Archaeology, Medicine
Tagged cox, dark ages, dental health, diet, fluoride, health and disease in britain, lead, lfie span, palaeopathology, roberts, stature
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