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Hromadné hroby vojáků na Brněnské ulici z bitvy u Znojma v roce 1809

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Title in English Mass Graves of Soldiers in Brněnská Street from the Battle of Znojmo in 1809
Authors

KOVÁRNÍK Jaromír HORÁČKOVÁ Ladislava VARGOVÁ Lenka VACHUNKOVÁ Alena

Year of publication 2006
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Ve službách archeologie VII.
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Faculty of Medicine

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Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords the battle of Znojmo of 1809; mass graves; Napoleonic wars;
Description An anthropological rescue research programme undertaken in Znojmo in 2004 revealed 6 mass graves with skeletal remains of 57 individuals. Accompanying findings (bronze and bone buttons, French silver ecu, bronze ring and bronze religious medallion) suggested that these belonged to soldiers killed in the battle of Znojmo in 1809. The medical-anthropological research of the skeletal remains showed traces of articular diseases, inflammatory diseases (tuberculosis, syphilis) as well as traumata possibly resulting from war injuries. What was surprising was the higher than average amount of pathological skeletal change in individuals of such young age. This can be explained by the strain of military redeployment, starvation, psychic stress, harsh weather, and a lack of sleep and hygiene. The results of the study will provide a new source of information for military history, medical history and regional history, historical anthropology and archaeology.
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