一个沉重的问题:在伦敦,黑死病之前,期间和之后,人体尺寸的变化
Jessica Mongillo1, Anthea Cerviero1, Nicoletta Zedda1
1Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
American journal of biological anthropology
|July 18, 2025
概括
黑死病显著减少了伦敦人的体重和身材,尽管体重指数保持稳定. 这项研究揭示了疫情期间及其后果对人口健康的见解.
科学领域:
- 生物考古学的生物考古学
- 古病理学 古病理学
- 人类进化人类进化
背景情况:
- 黑死病的高死亡率促使人们对瘟疫受害者健康状况进行调查.
- 表型,包括体型,受遗传和环境因素的影响.
- 要了解疾病对过去人口的影响,需要检查身体大小的变化.
研究的目的:
- 探索在黑死病 (1348-1350年) 期间,伦敦的体重和体重指数 (BMI) 如何变化.
- 了解流行病与历史上的身体尺寸变化之间的关系.
- 评估黑死病受害者的健康状况及其对疾病选择性的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用骨科数据重建身高,体重和BMI.
- 使用了来自伦敦博物馆的威尔康姆骨科研究数据库 (WORD).
- 分析了黑死病之前,期间和之后死亡的个体的骨数据.
主要成果:
- 在黑死病期间观察到体重和身高的显著下降.
- 在瘟疫爆发后,与瘟疫前的数据相比,体重和身高略有增加.
- 身体质量指数 (BMI) 值在整个研究期间保持相对不变.
结论:
- 结果澄清了黑死病前社会动荡对个人健康的影响.
- 提供了对黑死病极度破坏后人口健康的新见解.
- 证实了身体质量和身高是过去健康变化的可靠指标.
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