INTERPRETATION OF THE FACIAL SKELETON - POST-TRAUMATIC ASYMMETRY IN PALAEOPATHOLOGY: ON THE EXAMPLE OF SEVERAL CASE REPORTS

VARGOVÁ, Lenka, Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ and Kateřina VYMAZALOVÁ. INTERPRETATION OF THE FACIAL SKELETON - POST-TRAUMATIC ASYMMETRY IN PALAEOPATHOLOGY: ON THE EXAMPLE OF SEVERAL CASE REPORTS. Anthropologie : [international journal of the science of man]. Brno: Moravian Museum, Anthropos Institute, 2018, vol. 56, No 2, p. 129-138. ISSN 0323-1119. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.26720/anthro.17.10.05.1.

Basic information

• Original name: INTERPRETATION OF THE FACIAL SKELETON - POST-TRAUMATIC ASYMMETRY IN PALAEOPATHOLOGY: ON THE EXAMPLE OF SEVERAL CASE REPORTS
• Authors: VARGOVÁ, Lenka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Kateřina VYMAZALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Anthropologie : [international journal of the science of man], Brno, Moravian Museum, Anthropos Institute, 2018, 0323-1119.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30106 Anatomy and morphology
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14110/18:00120370
• Organization unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.26720/anthro.17.10.05.1
• UT WoS: 000458551500006
• Keywords in English: Facial skeleton; Trauma; Asymmetry of face; Ankylosis
• Tags: 14110514, rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The presented study is focused on the observation and interpretation of post-traumatic changes in the facial skeleton. In injuries of the facial bones, it is particularly significant during which growth period the fracture occurred. Selected cases came from three differently dated periods to demonstrate some types of asymmetry we encountered in bone remains from archaeological researches – 1) approximately 12th–13th centuries BC – Saqqara Egypt, 2) 5th century – Líbivá Czech Republic and 3) 13th–18th centuries – Křtiny, Czech Republic. All the above-mentioned cases were most likely a consequence of interpersonal violence. It can be assumed that, in the female, the trauma could have been the result of domestic violence. The trauma in the male could rather have arisen during a skirmish. The use of modern clinical data provides the opportunity to interpret the ancient material with a greater degree of accuracy.