Naslov
Skeletal evidence of trepanning on a 5th century AD skull from Ludbreg, Croatia

Autori
Novak, Mario ; Nađ, Miroslav ; Pleše, Tajana ; Čavka, Mislav

Izvornik
Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica (1334-4366) 11 (2013), 2; 197-212

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Skull trepanation; anthropological analysis; scraping technique; Migration period; Ludbreg; Croatia

Sažetak
The paper presents a case of skull trepanation from the town of Ludbreg in north-western Croatia. This is only the second case of trepanation observed in human skeletal remains from archaeological context from the territory of Croatia. The trepanation was performed on an adult male buried in a tomb under tegulae at the “Somođi Garden” site. The archaeological context and C14 radiocarbon analysis of a human bone sample date the use of the grave to the 5th century AD, i.e. to the Migration period. The trepanned aperture is located on the left side of the cranium (left side of the frontal bone and the left parietal bone). The lesion is oval in shape with all three layers of calvarium breached leaving dura mater exposed. The neurosurgical intervention was most probably performed due to therapeutic reasons (head injury) with the use of a scraping technique. Morphology of the lesion strongly indicates that the individual survived the operation and lived for a longer period of time, at least for several years.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Arheologija

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