Bone stable isotope evidence for infant feeding in Mediaeval England
(2002)
Journal Article
Mays, S., Richards, M., & Fuller, B. (2002). Bone stable isotope evidence for infant feeding in Mediaeval England. Antiquity, 76(293), 654-656. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00091067
This paper is a first study of duration of breastfeeding using bone stable isotopes in infants in a British palaeopopulation, from the deserted Mediaeval village of Wharram Percy, England. Nitrogen stable isotope analysis suggests cessation of breast... Read More about Bone stable isotope evidence for infant feeding in Mediaeval England.