PECHNÍKOVÁ, Markéta, Eva DROZDOVÁ and Zdeněk ČIŽMÁŘ. Decapitations in the Medieval Hospital Cemetery from Znojmo, Czech Republic. Anthropologie : [international journal of the science of man]. Brno: Moravské muzeum - Ústav Anthropos, 2009, XLVII, No 3, p. 267-273. ISSN 0323-1119. |
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@article{918562, author = {Pechníková, Markéta and Drozdová, Eva and Čižmář, Zdeněk}, article_location = {Brno}, article_number = {3}, keywords = {decapitation; middle age; Znojmo; cut marks}, language = {eng}, issn = {0323-1119}, journal = {Anthropologie : [international journal of the science of man]}, title = {Decapitations in the Medieval Hospital Cemetery from Znojmo, Czech Republic}, volume = {XLVII}, year = {2009} }
TY - JOUR ID - 918562 AU - Pechníková, Markéta - Drozdová, Eva - Čižmář, Zdeněk PY - 2009 TI - Decapitations in the Medieval Hospital Cemetery from Znojmo, Czech Republic JF - Anthropologie : [international journal of the science of man] VL - XLVII IS - 3 SP - 267-273 EP - 267-273 PB - Moravské muzeum - Ústav Anthropos SN - 03231119 KW - decapitation KW - middle age KW - Znojmo KW - cut marks N2 - The rescue archaeological research of a defunct hospital cemetery in Znojmo uncovered 147 graves with 149 individuals dated into 13th - 16th century. In exhumed skeletal collection were, besides a large number of skeletons affected by diseases, revealed four men and one woman with cut marks on cervical vertebras caused probably by decapitation were revealed. The bodies of three males were buried in single graves, young female and older male were found in double grave. The positions of the bodies in graves were almost uniform but the location of the heads varied. The basic osteological examination was made to determine sex, age and stature of these individuals and detailed paleopathological analysis was undertaken with focus target on pathological changes in vertebras. Lesions were located in lower part of cervical spine. All vertebras show similar cut marks made by sharp and heavy instrument, probably sword. The reason of beheading seems to be judicial execution. ER -
PECHNÍKOVÁ, Markéta, Eva DROZDOVÁ and Zdeněk ČIŽMÁŘ. Decapitations in the Medieval Hospital Cemetery from Znojmo, Czech Republic. \textit{Anthropologie : [international journal of the science of man]}. Brno: Moravské muzeum - Ústav Anthropos, 2009, XLVII, No~3, p.~267-273. ISSN~0323-1119.
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