Publication details
Lidé od šibenic. Přínos antropologie při výzkumu kosterních pozůstatků popravených osob a sebevrahů
| Title in English | People from gallows. Anthropology and its contribution to research of skeletal remains of executed persons and suicide |
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | Human skeletal remains are important source in exploring past populations. As a part of our research in places of executions in South Moravian region, four comprehensive archaeological excavations were conducted. There was obtained a numerous anthropological skeletal material. A total number of 5 405 human bones have been examined, which have been preserved in various ways (from only a piece of bone to complete bones and skulls). Anthropological examination focused on assessing the state of bone preservation, estimating the minimum number of individuals (MNI), estimating basic demographic determinants (sex, age and stature), pathological changes, and traces of violence related to punishment. |
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