Naslov
Multiple perinatal burial from the 2nd to 1st c. B.C.E. at Kopila, Korčula Island, Croatia

Autori
Mitchell, Paul ; Radovčić, Davorka ; Borzić, Igor ; Radić, Dinko

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

Izvornik
American Journal of Physical Anthropology / - : Wiley-Blackwell, 2016, 232-232

Skup
85th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists

Mjesto i datum
Atlanta (GA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 12.04.2016. - 16.04.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
multiple burial ; mortuary practice ; commingled skeletal remains

Sažetak
The aim of this preliminary study is to present the minimum number of individuals yielded from the multiple perinatal burial from Kopila, determine the age range of the individuals, and determine the nature of the mortuary behavior at this locality. In recent excavations (2013- 2014) of the Kopila necropolis mounds, one burial location yielded hundreds of human, mostly perinatal, skeletons. Associated grave goods included Hellenistic drinking cups (skyphoi) and hundreds of glass and amber beads. Change in skyphoi style indicates that the perinatal skeletons were interred on different occasions during 2nd to 1st century B.C.E. The skeletons were separated from each other by a thin layer of small beach pebbles. Due to difficulties in separating and following pebble layers and perinatal remains, the sample has been excavated as a whole and is being analyzed as a single commingled sample. All the skeletal remains of buried perinatal bodies are represented in similar ratios suggesting primary and complete skeletal interment. Preliminary skeletal analysis of the Kopila dental sample indicates presence of at least 37 infants buried within the grave. Postcranial elements indicate presence of at least 42 individuals. Metric study of the intact skeletal elements indicates presence of 2 neonates, 2 preterm babies, 13 perinates, and a child aged approximately 3. Compared with other penecontemporary multiple- infant burials from the Eastern Mediterranean region, Kopila example shows different mortuary behavior, revealing different treatment of the deceased infants.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija, Etnologija i antropologija

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