Newborns, Infants, and Adolescents in Postmedieval Northern Finland: A Case Study from Keminmaa
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Newborns, Infants, and Adolescents in Postmedieval Northern Finland: A Case Study from Keminmaa Sanna Lipkin & Sirpa Niinimäki & Saara Tuovinen & Heli Maijanen & Erika Ruhl & Jaakko Niinimäki & Juho-Antti Junno
Accepted: 10 July 2019 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Four coffins dating from the period between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries from Keminmaa in northern Ostrobothnian Finland were examined using computed-tomography (CT) scanning, a methodology with research applications for exploring human remains, coffins, and funerary textiles. The age and, in two cases, sex of the remains were estimated, and both historical sources and archaeological material suggest that socialization through gender was apparent in this collection. This article explores both the material testimony of care, dedication, and innocence of newborn and infant burials, as well as the socialization process and role of women adolescents in providing children’s funerary materials.
S. Lipkin (*) : S. Niinimäki : S. Tuovinen : H. Maijanen Archaeology, Pentti Kaiteran katu 1, Linnanmaa, PO Box 8000, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland e-mail: [email protected] E. Ruhl Department of Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 380 Fillmore Academic Center, Ellicott Complex, Buffalo, NY 14261, U.S.A. J. Niinimäki Department of Radiology, Pentti Kaiteran katu 1, Linnanmaa, PL 5000, FI-90029 Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland J.
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