Life stresses of slavery.
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Summary
Skeletal evidence exists for life stresses of 120 Black individuals from 25 sites in Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas as exaggerated development of lifting muscles and early vertebral and shoulder breakdown and lead content of bone may reflect site of occupation.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1987-10-01
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 27
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Keywords
Accidental, Paleopathology, Physical stress, Demography, Medicine
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