The People of Early Winchester

Caroline M. Stuckert (Connie) holds a B. A. in history from Bryn Mawr College, and an M. A. in physical anthropology and Ph. D. in archaeology and physical anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She has taught at Muhlenberg College and the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests centre on the British Isles from the Iron Age through medieval periods, and she has conducted research and participated in excavations in both England and Ireland. In addition, she has enjoyed a 25-year career as a consultant and senior museum executive. A native Philadelphian, Connie has spent extended periods in Britain, and currently lives in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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List of abbreviations ;


List of references ;



Part 1 Introduction – Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle ;


1:Introduction ;


2:Concept ;


3:The origin, growth, and completion of this study ;


4:The outcome: a summary ;



Part 2 Romano-British Populations from Lankhills and other cemeteries in Winchester – Caroline M. Stuckert ;


1:Introduction ;


2:Demography ;


3:Physical characteristics ;


4:Dentition ;


5:Pathology ;


6:Lankhills decapitations revisited – J. L. Macdonald ;


7:Catalogue of the burials from the Lankhills 1967-72 excavations ;


Part 3 The transition from Romano-British to early Anglo-Saxon in Hampshire – Caroline M. Stuckert ;


1:Introduction ;


2:Archaeological background: the Early Anglo-Saxon sites ;


3:Demography ;


4:Physical characteristics ;


5:Dentition ;


6:Discussion ;



Part 4 Anglo-Saxon and medieval populations from the old and new minster and cathedral cemeteries – Theya Molleson, Rosemary Powers, John Price, and Pauline Sheppard ;


1:Introduction ;


2:Demography ;


3:Physical variation ;


4:Discontinuous variation and congenital anomalies ;


5:Dental health ;


6:General health ;


7:Injuries ;


8:Conclusions ;



Part 5 The population of Winchester: A millennium of continuity and change – Caroline M. Stuckert ;


1:Introduction ;


2:Population continuity and change ;


3:Health and lifestyle ;


4:Discussion ;



Appendix A: Other burial groups found 1961-71 – Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle, with a contribution by Sue Browne ;


Appendix B: Statistical methods of determining sex developed for the study of the Hampshire Romano-British and Early Anglo-Saxon skeletal samples – Caroline M. Stuckert ;


Appendix C: Grave concordance: Anglo-Saxon and Medieval burials from the Old Minster and Cathedral cemeteries – Caroline M. Stuckert ;


Appendix D: Glossary