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.

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article
Published
1987-10-01
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133
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Keywords

Accidental, Paleopathology, Physical stress, Demography, Medicine

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