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Traumatic Events and Life-Style in Ancient Italian Populations
Patricia Brasili
Enrica Bianchi
Angela Raffaella Ventrella
Sažetak
Traumatic lesions are commonly found in archaeological skeletal samples and provide useful information about various behavioral and cultural aspects of the populations. Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between the distribution and types of skeletal traumatic lesions and the different life-styles of past populations. We examined three necropolises in central Italy. Pozzilli (VI–IV century BC) and Quadrella (I–IV century AD) are from the same geographical area (Molise) but belong to different periods; Novilara (IX–VI century BC) is located in Marche but belongs to the Iron Age like Pozzilli. The lesions observed at Pozzilli seem not to be accidental, whereas the traumas observed at Quadrella can be attributed to occasional, unintentional events. Cranial injuries observed at Novilara strengthen the hypothesis that the population was composed, at least in part, of warriors. Our results suggest the presence of a relationship between skeletal traumatic lesions and life-styles of populations.
Ključne riječi
skeletal material; traumatic lesions; life-style; ancient populations
Hrčak ID:
4896
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.6.2004.
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