Osteoarchaeology in Iceland. An archaeological study

• Main Author: Gestsdóttir, Hildur
• Other Authors: Orri Vésteinsson, Sagnfræði- og heimspekideild (HÍ), Faculty of History and Philosophy (UI), Hugvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Humanities (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Humanities, Faculty of History and Philosophy 2014
• Subjects: Archaeology; Human osteology; Palaeopathology; Osteoarthritis; Fornleifarannsóknir; Slitgigt; Beinafræði; Fornmeinafræði; Fornleifafræði; Doktorsritgerðir; Haffjarðarey; Hofstaðir; Kuml; Reykjavík; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1216

Osteoarthritis has been intensively studied within the field of palaeopathology. For decades there was assumed to be a direct link between activity and the development of osteoarthritis, and this was reflected in the work which was carried out, with often very specific interpretations of occupation...