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| Title: | Testing hypotheses about diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) using stable isotope and aDNA analysis of late medieval British populations | ||||||
| Author: | Spencer, Rosa Kelly |
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0000 0001 3474 9931
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| Awarding Body: | Durham University | ||||||
| Current Institution: | Durham University | ||||||
| Date of Award: | 2008 | ||||||
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This thesis explores two of the major hypotheses associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) - that DISH is related to diet, and that DISH is genetically linked. Using rib and tooth samples of individuals with and without DISH from both monastic and non-monastic sites, this study attempts to investigate these theories by using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis to assess diet, and mtDNA analysis to assess maternal relatedness.
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| Supervisor: | Not available | Sponsor: | Not available | ||||
| Qualification Name: | Thesis (Ph.D.) | Qualification Level: | Doctoral | ||||
| EThOS ID: | uk.bl.ethos.493546 | DOI: | Not available | ||||
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