Death in the sun: the bioarchaeology of an early post-medieval hospital in Gibraltar
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In 2014, during construction work at the ex-Civil Hospital in Gibraltar, excavations led by the Gibraltar Museum revealed a major, previously unknown burial ground containing more than 200 skeletons. We present the historical, archaeological and radiometric dating evidence from the site alongside the results of initial osteological analyses. The data indicate that the burials pertain to an earlier 16th-century Spanish hospice, and therefore stand to offer new insights into the functioning of this early modern hospital and the health and movements of people at a time of incipient globalization.
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4301 Archaeology, 4303 Historical Studies, 43 History, Heritage and Archaeology
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Post-Medieval Archaeology
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0079-4236
1745-8137
1745-8137
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52
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Informa UK Limited
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