Naslov
Trauma analysis in the Benedictine Rudine Abbey skeletal sample from Croatia

Autori
Vyroubal, Vlasta

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstracts book of the 16th Congress of the European Anthropological Association / Boldsen, Jesper ; Petersen, Hans Christian - Odense : University of Southern Denmark, 2008

Skup
16th Congress of the European Anthropological Association

Mjesto i datum
Odense, Danska, 28.08.2008. - 31.08.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Trauma analysis; Rudina; Croatia; Benedictines; mediaeval period

Sažetak
The Benedictine Rudine Abbey was founded in the early 13th century and completely destroyed by the Turks in the 16th century. Bioarchealogical analyses were carried out on 81 skeletons (59 males, 13 females, and 9 subadults) and the results were compared to a composite late mediaeval series from continental Croatia. The male/female ratio (1:0.22) in Rudine sample differs from late mediaeval Croatian composite series (1.0.96 ; χ 2 =17.9, p<.00001). The low frequency of subadults and a high frequency of males in the Rudine sample can be explained by the structure of the population in the cemetery, i.e. primarily monks and clergymen. The average age at death for males is 42.3, and for females 37.4 (SD=8.8). A relatively high frequency of antemortem trauma, 9/45 well preserved (80% or more of skeletal elements) male skeletons, and 2/9 well preserved female skeletons was noted in Rudine sample. No perimortem traumas were noted in the sample. Trauma analyses also showed that osteomyelitis resulting from complicated fractures was significantly more frequent in Rudine (11/18 compared to 2/22 ; χ 2 =9.95, p<0.001). The distribution of trauma in the skeleton also differs between Rudine and the composite series. In Rudine only one cranial trauma is present in the sample (1/18), while the frequency of cranial traumas in the composite sample is much higher (8/22). This difference is statistically significant (χ 2 =3.77, p<0.05). The distribution of trauma in the Rudine Abbey suggests low frequencies of interpersonal violence and a relatively sophisticated knowledge of medicine which allowed individuals with severe osteomyelitis to survive for prolonged periods of time.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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