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Spruckna skallar: Analys av kranialt trauma hos två medeltida populationer från Skåne

Stråhlén, Rebecka LU (2014) HOSK04 20132
Historical Osteology
Abstract
The purpose of this B.A. thesis was to analyse and compare skeletal material from two medieval grave sites in Skåne, Sweden, in terms of cranial trauma. 100 adult skulls, 75 from Löddeköpinge and 25 from S:t Jörgen in Åhus, were analysed macro visually resulting in a total of eight finds of trauma. The thesis partly discusses how cranial trauma can be used as a base for assessing violence in ancient society. Due to S:t Jörgen's role as a leprosarium, the possible difference between trauma in a heterogenic agrarian population, and one comprised of outcasts with a likely feared disease, was also examined. However, due to the relatively small sample and few cases of trauma as well as signs of leprosy no proper conclusion could be reached in... (More)
The purpose of this B.A. thesis was to analyse and compare skeletal material from two medieval grave sites in Skåne, Sweden, in terms of cranial trauma. 100 adult skulls, 75 from Löddeköpinge and 25 from S:t Jörgen in Åhus, were analysed macro visually resulting in a total of eight finds of trauma. The thesis partly discusses how cranial trauma can be used as a base for assessing violence in ancient society. Due to S:t Jörgen's role as a leprosarium, the possible difference between trauma in a heterogenic agrarian population, and one comprised of outcasts with a likely feared disease, was also examined. However, due to the relatively small sample and few cases of trauma as well as signs of leprosy no proper conclusion could be reached in that matter. (Less)
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Stråhlén, Rebecka LU
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organization
course
HOSK04 20132
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
leprosy, medieval scandinavia, cranial trauma
language
Swedish
id
4227714
date added to LUP
2014-03-10 08:37:56
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2014-03-10 08:37:56
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this B.A. thesis was to analyse and compare skeletal material from two medieval grave sites in Skåne, Sweden, in terms of cranial trauma. 100 adult skulls, 75 from Löddeköpinge and 25 from S:t Jörgen in Åhus, were analysed macro visually resulting in a total of eight finds of trauma. The thesis partly discusses how cranial trauma can be used as a base for assessing violence in ancient society. Due to S:t Jörgen's role as a leprosarium, the possible difference between trauma in a heterogenic agrarian population, and one comprised of outcasts with a likely feared disease, was also examined. However, due to the relatively small sample and few cases of trauma as well as signs of leprosy no proper conclusion could be reached in that matter.}},
  author       = {{Stråhlén, Rebecka}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Spruckna skallar: Analys av kranialt trauma hos två medeltida populationer från Skåne}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}