26943

Author

Corruccini, R.S.; Aufderheide, A.C.; Handler, J.S.; Wittmers, L.E., Jr.

Title Of Article Chaper

Patterning of skeletal lead content in Barbados slaves

Title Of Journal Book

Archaeometry

Volume

29

Issue

2

Pages

233-239

Publisher

Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art. Oxford University

Publisher City

Oxford

ISSN

0003-813X

Language Of Text

English

Language Of Summary

English

Literature Type

Serial

Literature Level

Analytic

Abstract

Skeletal lead levels are unexpectedly high (averaging 118 parts per million, and reaching 424 parts per million maximum) in 17th to 19th century Caribbean slave skull remains. Younger specimens show significantly lower lead concentrations. Historical data confirm the supposition from skeletal lead measurements that blood lead levels probably resulted in lead intoxication symptoms in a significant fraction of this population. -- AATA

Keywords

Caribbean;Slave;Skeletal Lead;Lead Poison;Bone;Disease AATA

pub_id

26943