Naslov
Skeletal evidence of violence directed against women in the eastern Adriatic coast and its hinterland during the Late Medieval Period

Autori
Novak, Mario

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract Book of the 19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists / Turek, Jan - Plzeň : University of West Bohemia, 2013, 110-110

ISBN
978-80-261-0255-7

Skup
19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists

Mjesto i datum
Plzeň, Češka Republika, 04.09.2013. - 08.09.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Eastern Adriatic coast; intentional violence; skeletal remains; women; Late Medieval Period

Sažetak
As part of the bioarchaeological project studying skeletal samples from the eastern Adriatic coast and its hinterland a survey on the possible presence of violence directed against women during the Late Medieval Period (13th-16th century AD) was conducted. Seven late medieval skeletal samples were included in this study (Dugopolje, Eraci, Lištani, Nin, Starigrad, Vrsi, and Zadar) with the total of 1200 individuals of which 340 were female skeletons. The following skeletal indicators of deliberate violence were included into the analysis: craniofacial trauma, ulnar parry fractures, perimortem trauma, and sharp force trauma. Indicators of violence were recorded in 13 individuals suggesting that about one in 30 women were subjected to some kind of intentional violence. This rate is underestimated and is probably much higher because skeletal injuries represent no more than 40% of all injuries acquired during assaults, i.e. most of the injuries are soft tissue trauma not visible on bones. The majority of the recorded traumas in this study are characteristic of domestic violence, but some indicate the use of sharp-edged weapons resulting in fatal consequences. Numerous written historical sources also testify that violence directed against women was a relatively common phenomenon in this region during the Late Medieval Period.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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