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Hair

Changes in protein and cortisol levels during growth and stress will have an impact on the composition of hair. These changes usually reflect the last few months before the death of a person, not including the last two weeks. Hair samples can be analyzed by looking at the levels of Nitrogen-and-carbon-isotopes. Cortisol levels from hair samples can provide evidence for stressors caused due to physical events but usually reflect dietary changes and movement.

Bibliography

The Routledge Handbook of Global Historical Archaeology
 * Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology-Colleen M. Cheverko, Julia R. Prince-Buitenhuys, Mark Hubbe
 * The Oxford Handbook of Later Medieval Archaeology in Britain-Christopher M. Gerrard, Gutiérrez López Gutiérrez
 * Reconsidering sex and gender in relation to health and disease in bioarchaeology