The Longobard necropolis of Povegliano Veronese dates from the 6th to the 8th centuries AD. Among the 164 tombs excavated, the skeleton of an older male shows a well-healed amputated right forearm. The orientation of the forearm fracture suggests an angled cut by a single blow. Reasons why a forearm might be amputated include combat, medical intervention, and judicial punishment.
Survival of a one-arm warrior in pre-antibiotic era: a case study from an Italian Longobard necropolis (6th-8th centuries AD) / Micarelli, Ileana; Paine, Robert R.; Giostra, Caterina; Tafuri, MARY ANNE; Profico, Antonio; Marco, Boggioni; DI VINCENZO, Fabio; Andrea, Papini; Massani, Danilo; Manzi, Giorgio. - STAMPA. - (2018). (Intervento presentato al convegno PPA2018 European Meeting of the Paleopathology Association tenutosi a Zagreb).
Survival of a one-arm warrior in pre-antibiotic era: a case study from an Italian Longobard necropolis (6th-8th centuries AD)
Ileana MICARELLI;GIOSTRA, CATERINA;Mary Anne TAFURI;Antonio PROFICO;Fabio DI VINCENZO;MASSANI, Danilo;Giorgio MANZi
2018
Abstract
The Longobard necropolis of Povegliano Veronese dates from the 6th to the 8th centuries AD. Among the 164 tombs excavated, the skeleton of an older male shows a well-healed amputated right forearm. The orientation of the forearm fracture suggests an angled cut by a single blow. Reasons why a forearm might be amputated include combat, medical intervention, and judicial punishment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
