Hidden in plain text: Uncovering hidden heterogeneity and social stratification in Ireland <scp>AD</scp> 1150–1800

These results suggest that social organization contributed to embodied health experiences that varied across time periods. Specifically, populations from the PMP appear to have embodied greater social inequality in their more varied susceptibility to stress. Our work demonstrates the strength of pairing historical texts with the analysis of skeletal remains to evaluate the impact of social structures on biological frailty.