Soldiers fallen in the Battle of Austerlitz

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Soldiers fallen in the Battle of Austerlitz

VYMAZALOVÁ, Kateřina, Lenka VARGOVÁ, Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ, Jiří KALA, Michal PŘICHYSTAL et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Soldiers fallen in the Battle of Austerlitz

Authors

VYMAZALOVÁ, Kateřina (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Lenka VARGOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří KALA (203 Czech Republic), Michal PŘICHYSTAL (203 Czech Republic), Kristýna BRZOBOHATÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Dana FIALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Radim SKOUPÝ (203 Czech Republic), Eva DROZDOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Eva VANÍČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Heidelberg, Springer Heidelberg, 2021, 1866-9557

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50404 Antropology, ethnology

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.213

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/21:00122731

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-021-01445-7

UT WoS

000711417800001

Keywords in English

Austerlitz; Czech Republic; Soldiers; War injuries; Slavkov u Brna

Abstract

V originále

During the reconstruction of the cellars of a house in Staňkova Street in Brno (Czech Republic), the human skeletal remains of 12 individuals stored in a common grave pit were discovered. By its arrangement, this grave corresponded to mass burials during war conflicts, epidemics or famines. Using the radiocarbon method, the skeletons were dated to the early nineteenth century, when the Napoleonic Wars took place in Central Europe. A detailed analysis of the osteological collection revealed that young men aged from 20 to 30 years, with an average body height of 167.6 cm, were buried in the grave. On one of the skeletons, a comminuted fracture of the humerus was recorded, probably caused by a gunshot wound; on another, there were visible traces of a surgical procedure — amputation. From the results of the examination, it is possible to assume that these were soldiers who had died in a temporary field hospital. The hypothesis was confirmed by the analysis of dental calculus, in which traces of sulphur and nitrogen were found, which are components of gunpowder. Degenerative changes in the spine and bones of the lower limbs also indicate a huge physical strain when carrying heavy weapons during long marches in heavy military footwear. Genetic determination of the mitochondrial DNA haplogroups revealed three different haplogroups that occur with different frequencies in different parts of Europe. So it is probable that victims of the Battle of the Three Emperors, which took place in nearby Austerlitz (Slavkov u Brna) on 2 December 1805, were buried in the mass grave under study.

Citovat

VYMAZALOVÁ, Kateřina, Lenka VARGOVÁ, Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ, Jiří KALA, Michal PŘICHYSTAL, Kristýna BRZOBOHATÁ, Dana FIALOVÁ, Radim SKOUPÝ, Eva DROZDOVÁ and Eva VANÍČKOVÁ. Soldiers fallen in the Battle of Austerlitz. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, 2021, vol. 13, No 11, p. 1-18. ISSN 1866-9557. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-021-01445-7.

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N2  - During the reconstruction of the cellars of a house in Staňkova Street in Brno (Czech Republic), the human skeletal remains of 12 individuals stored in a common grave pit were discovered. By its arrangement, this grave corresponded to mass burials during war conflicts, epidemics or famines. Using the radiocarbon method, the skeletons were dated to the early nineteenth century, when the Napoleonic Wars took place in Central Europe. A detailed analysis of the osteological collection revealed that young men aged from 20 to 30 years, with an average body height of 167.6 cm, were buried in the grave. On one of the skeletons, a comminuted fracture of the humerus was recorded, probably caused by a gunshot wound; on another, there were visible traces of a surgical procedure — amputation. From the results of the examination, it is possible to assume that these were soldiers who had died in a temporary field hospital. The hypothesis was confirmed by the analysis of dental calculus, in which traces of sulphur and nitrogen were found, which are components of gunpowder. Degenerative changes in the spine and bones of the lower limbs also indicate a huge physical strain when carrying heavy weapons during long marches in heavy military footwear. Genetic determination of the mitochondrial DNA haplogroups revealed three different haplogroups that occur with different frequencies in different parts of Europe. So it is probable that victims of the Battle of the Three Emperors, which took place in nearby Austerlitz (Slavkov u Brna) on 2 December 1805, were buried in the mass grave under study.
ER  -

VYMAZALOVÁ, Kateřina, Lenka VARGOVÁ, Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ, Jiří KALA, Michal PŘICHYSTAL, Kristýna BRZOBOHATÁ, Dana FIALOVÁ, Radim SKOUPÝ, Eva DROZDOVÁ and Eva VANÍČKOVÁ. Soldiers fallen in the Battle of Austerlitz. \textit{Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences}. Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, 2021, vol.~13, No~11, p.~1-18. ISSN~1866-9557. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-021-01445-7.

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