Migration and diversity in Roman Britain: a multidisciplinary approach to the identification of immigrants in Roman York, England.
Migration and diversity in Roman Britain: a multidisciplinary approach to the identification of immigrants in Roman York, England.
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DOI：
10.1002/ajpa.21104
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发表时间：
2009-11
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2.8
通讯作者：
S. Leach;Mary Lewis;C. Chenery;G. Müldner;H. Eckardt
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作者：
S. Leach;Mary Lewis;C. Chenery;G. Müldner;H. Eckardt
之前在罗马约克郡特伦索姆路进行的人类学调查发现，当地居民的颅骨差异非常大，有些人可能来自中东或北非。目前的研究使用现代人类学方法来调查这一评估的有效性，以评估两个群体的颅骨变异：铁路和特伦索姆路。从其中43个人的牙列中获得的锶和氧同位素证据与颅骨测量数据相结合，提供了关于可能的迁移水平和可能代表的家园范围的信息。颅骨测量分析的结果表明，大多数约克人口有欧洲血统，但11%的特伦索姆大道和12%的铁路研究样本可能是非洲血统。氧分析确定了四个外来物种，三个来自比英国温暖的地区，一个来自更冷或更大陆性的气候。尽管基于约克大学总体人口中相对较小的样本，但这种多学科方法使识别来自帝国各地的移民成为可能，包括男性和女性。还有人提出了可能存在第二代移民的证据。结果证实了居住在约克的异质人口的存在，并强调了罗马不列颠人口的多样性，而不是统一性。
Previous anthropological investigations at Trentholme Drive, in Roman York identified an unusual amount of cranial variation amongst the inhabitants, with some individuals suggested as having originated from the Middle East or North Africa. The current study investigates the validity of this assessment using modern anthropological methods to assess cranial variation in two groups: The Railway and Trentholme Drive. Strontium and oxygen isotope evidence derived from the dentition of 43 of these individuals was combined with the craniometric data to provide information on possible levels of migration and the range of homelands that may be represented. The results of the craniometric analysis indicated that the majority of the York population had European origins, but that 11% of the Trentholme Drive and 12% of The Railway study samples were likely of African decent. Oxygen analysis identified four incomers, three from areas warmer than the UK and one from a cooler or more continental climate. Although based on a relatively small sample of the overall population at York, this multidisciplinary approach made it possible to identify incomers, both men and women, from across the Empire. Evidence for possible second generation migrants was also suggested. The results confirm the presence of a heterogeneous population resident in York and highlight the diversity, rather than the uniformity, of the population in Roman Britain.