Wealth or Just Job Seekers: Medieval Skeletal Series from Kutná Hora-Sedlec (Czech Republic) with a Notable Surplus of Men

A striking imbalance in the adult sex ratio, with 149 males for every 100 females, has been identified in a medieval skeletal series from Kutná Hora-Sedlec, Czech Republic. This finding, derived from pooled catastrophic and non-catastrophic burials (n=1785 individuals), suggests that the original population composition reflected an influx of men migrating to the city for labor and economic opportunities during its prosperous 14th century. The study analyzed skeletal remains from a medieval burial ground, including mass burials, to investigate mortality patterns and population dynamics in this historically significant town known for its silver mining and processing.

Brzobohatá, H., Frolík, J., Velímský, F.,. (2023). Wealth or Just Job Seekers: Medieval Skeletal Series from Kutná Hora-Sedlec (Czech Republic) with a Notable Surplus of Men. Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica Natural Sciences in Archaeology, XIV(1), 79–92. https://doi.org/10.24916/iansa.2023.1.6