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Care in Medieval Transylvania: A Bioarchaeological Study
| Title: | Care in Medieval Transylvania: A Bioarchaeological Study. |
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| Name(s): |
Heron, Megan A. , author Ellis, Meredith A. B. , Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Department of Anthropology Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2024 | |
| Date Issued: | 2024 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 180 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This thesis examines the skeletal remains of two disabled adults collected from the Bogoz archaeological site (1100-1700) in Mugeni, Romania. Mugeni (in Hungarian, Bogoz) is home to an ethnic culture known as the Szekely, whose history has been lost (Bethard 2019, p. 254). This thesis conducts a microhistorical bioarchaeology of caregiving behaviors for Burial 13 and Burial 150 to concurrently reinsert disabled individuals into the historical narrative and to contribute to Szekely history. Four theoretical backgrounds- microhistory, social bioarchaeology, osteobiography, and the Bioarchaeology of Care- are synthesized to organize analysis. First, this thesis documents biological identifiers, pathologies, mortuary treatment, and the physical, socio-cultural, and economic lifeways (Tilley & Schrenk 2017, p. 2). Then, models of care are developed to analyze multiscalar intersectionalities to understand the broader implications of medieval and early modern Transylvania (Peltonen 2001, p. 348; Walton 2008, p. 6). This approach will serve as an example for the continued investigations of care provisions for disabled and/or impaired persons, contributing to the historical narrative (Bethard et al. 2019, p. 267; Hosek 2019, p. 47). | |
| Identifier: | FA00014371 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Human remains (Archaeology) Archaeology, Medieval Székely Szeklers--History |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014371 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU |
