Cranial trauma in iron age Samnite agriculturists, Alfedena, Italy: implications for biocultural and economic stress.
Cranial trauma in iron age Samnite agriculturists, Alfedena, Italy: implications for biocultural and economic stress.
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铁器时代的颅骨创伤萨姆尼特农民,阿尔费德纳,意大利:对生物文化和经济压力的影响。
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
A. Coppa
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作者:
R. Paine;D. Mancinelli;M. Ruggieri;A. Coppa
The Samnites are an Iron Age protohistoric people from the central region of Italy. The skeletal remains are from the Alfedena necropolis, 6th through 5th centuries B.C. Macchiarelli et al. (Antropologia Contemporanea 4 (1981) 239-243) were the first to report on cranial trauma for this population, presenting four cases with extreme injuries. We re-examined this well documented skeletal population for additional examples of trauma. Previously unexamined remains from Alfedena, excavated at the turn of the 20th century, are also included in our analysis (Mariani. 1901. "Aufidena", ricerche archeologiche e storiche del Sannio settentrionale. Roma: Acc Naz Dei Lincei). Of the 209 adult crania examined, 12.9% of them exhibited trauma. Analysis of location and frequency of cranial trauma revealed that cranial injuries to the head appear to originate from all directions. The high rate of cranial trauma underscores the violent circumstances experienced during the Iron Age protohistoric period of central Italy. Males are much more likely to exhibit cranial injury than females (P = 0.009). We conclude that the injuries received by Samnite male farmer-warriors occurred while defending pastoral-agricultural resources. Trauma rates are similar for some Iron Age populations and not for others. Behavior associated with violence during the Iron Age period can not be generalized for all populations found in Italy.
影响因子:
1.9
作者:
GUO, SW;THOMPSON, EA
通讯作者:
THOMPSON, EA