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Kostrové nálezy a zacházení s těly zemřelých na šibenici v Tišnově

Title in English Skeletal finds and treatment of corpses on the gallows in Tišnov
Authors

PĚNIČKA Robin

Year of publication 2014
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Vlastivědný věstník moravský
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords gallow - anthropology - treatment with body
Description This papers presents the results of an anthropological research of skeletal remains discovered at postmedieval gallows site at Tišnov, Moravia. At this site were discovered 786 fragments of human bones and 24 fragments of animal bones. Minimum number of individuals was set on 13 individuals (11 adults and 2 juveniles). Many bone fragments were demaged and violence or cut marks were not seen. The results complement our knowledge of execution places in Moravia.

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