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A Probable Case of Child Abuse from Historic Gloucester

Bernadette M Manifold orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-7183 ; Department of Archaeology, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading

Sažetak

This paper discusses the case of a seven month old infant whose remains were recovered from the multi-period archaeological site of St Oswald’s Priory in Gloucester. The infant’s skeleton exhibits a mid-diaphyseal fracture to the right humerus which is a strong indicator for child abuse.

Ključne riječi

child abuse; fracture; skeletal remains; rickets

Hrčak ID:

84116

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/84116

Datum izdavanja:

15.6.2012.

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