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Survived spondyloptosis of the thoracic spine in the Early Middle Ages (Czech Republic)

Authors

KALOVÁ Kateřina DROZDOVÁ Eva SMRČKA Václav

Year of publication 2013
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchb.2012.12.001
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchb.2012.12.001
Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords spondyloptosis; paleopathology; Early Middle Ages; Slavs
Description At a Slavic site Pohansko near Břeclav (9th-10th century), was found, in the grave number 403, almost complete skeleton of the male with the deformity of the spine probably cused by severe trauma (spondyloptosis).

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