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Association between biological kinship and lifestyle in the Hellenistic-early Roman community of Menainon, Sicily 西西里岛梅奈农希腊化-罗马早期社区的生物亲缘关系与生活方式之间的联系

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104870

Antonio Caruso, Efthymia Nikita

In the Greco-Roman society, the household (oikos or domus) was the central socio-economic unit, and its members were likely to have shared the same space, similar food and economic activities. Given the importance of biological kinship as a factor determining household membership, this paper explores the extent to which individuals from Hellenistic-early Roman Menainon (Sicily) who were likely biological relatives also shared a similar lifestyle (e.g., diet, mechanical and physiological stress). Biodistances (pairwise Gower coefficients) were used as a proxy for biological kinship and were estimated using dental metric and nonmetric traits on a sample of 98 individuals. The results did not support our initial hypothesis that individuals biologically related shared a similar lifestyle. Instead, a very limited association was found between biodistances and other skeletal markers, but also between biodistances and the spatial arrangement of the cemetery. This is not an unexpected finding since biological kinship was only one of the many factors determining household membership in the Greco-Roman world. Moreover, it is clear from historical sources that household members may have shared several daily experiences but they also held distinct roles, which would affect their dietary patterns, physiological and mechanical stress levels. Finally, Menainon was a rural settlement, where community members likely shared comparable burdens on an everyday basis, as also attested by previous bioarchaeological studies. Future analyses need to incorporate currently unavailable aspects of the material culture from the cemetery in conjunction with the skeletal evidence in order to explore kinship from a biosocial perspective.

在希腊罗马社会，家庭（oikos 或 domus）是社会经济的核心单位，其成员很可能共享相同的空间、相似的食物和经济活动。鉴于生物亲缘关系是决定家庭成员的一个重要因素，本文探讨了希腊化时期-罗马早期梅奈农（西西里岛）中可能是生物亲缘关系的个体在多大程度上共享相似的生活方式（如饮食、机械和生理压力）。生物间距（成对高尔系数）被用作生物亲缘关系的替代指标，并通过对 98 个样本的牙齿度量和非度量特征进行估算。结果并不支持我们最初的假设，即有生物亲缘关系的个体有着相似的生活方式。相反，我们发现生物间距与其他骨骼标志物之间的关联非常有限，而且生物间距与墓地空间布局之间的关联也非常有限。这并不是一个意料之外的发现，因为在古希腊罗马世界，生物亲缘关系只是决定家庭成员的众多因素之一。此外，从历史资料中可以清楚地看出，家庭成员可能有一些共同的日常经历，但他们也扮演着不同的角色，这将影响他们的饮食模式、生理和机械压力水平。最后，梅奈农是一个农村定居点，社区成员很可能每天都要分担类似的负担，这一点也得到了以前的生物考古学研究的证实。未来的分析需要将墓地中目前尚未发现的物质文化方面与骨骼证据结合起来，以便从生物社会的角度探讨亲属关系。

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Use of osseous materials during the Chalcolithic in Northeastern Bulgaria (based on materials of Polyanitsa tell) 保加利亚东北部旧石器时代骨质材料的使用（根据 Polyanitsa tell 的材料整理）

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104862

Natalia N. Skakun , Boryana Mateva , Vera V. Terekhina

Many Chalcolithic cultures of the Balkan-Danube region used antler, animal bones, boar tusks and shells as raw materials for tools, household and votive items, as well as jewelry. The unique collection of such objects found in 1973–1974 during the archaeological study of the Polyanitsa tell (Northeastern Bulgaria), is particularly numerous and diverse (266 items). Experimental and traceological studies of part of this collection made it possible to characterize the manufacturing technology of these products, as well as the functional purpose of many of them. Among the industrial equipment, tools were found that were used in agriculture, processing flint, wood, hides and skins, and ceramics. It should be noted that some flint tools, found at the settlement, were used for processing bone/antler. This fact, as well as finds of blanks and unfinished items made of bone/antler, indicate their local production. The quality and the wide range of products of the bone processing industry serve as proof of the high level of its development and demand for such utensils in the economic and domestic activities of the population of the Chalcolithic sites of Northeastern Bulgaria.

巴尔干-多瑙河地区的许多旧石器时代文化都使用鹿角、兽骨、野猪獠牙和贝壳作为工具、家居用品、祭品和珠宝的原材料。1973-1974 年，在对 Polyanitsa tell（保加利亚东北部）进行考古研究时发现了一批独特的此类物品，数量特别多，种类也特别丰富（266 件）。通过对部分藏品进行实验和痕迹学研究，可以确定这些产品的制造技术特征以及其中许多产品的功能用途。在工业设备中，发现了用于农业、加工燧石、木材、皮革和陶瓷的工具。值得注意的是，在聚落中发现的一些燧石工具是用来加工骨/燧石的。这一事实，以及发现的骨质/锑勒坯料和未加工物品，都表明它们是当地生产的。骨加工业产品的质量和种类证明了该行业的高度发展以及保加利亚东北部旧石器时代遗址居民在经济和家庭活动中对此类器具的需求。

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Late Quaternary human occupation of the Kilwa coast (Tanzania): OSL ages and paleoenvironmental proxies from isotope geochemistry 第四纪晚期人类对基尔瓦海岸（坦桑尼亚）的占领：来自同位素地球化学的 OSL 年龄和古环境代用指标

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104874

Amanuel Beyin , Kokeli P. Ryano , Jan-Pieter Buylaert , David K. Wright

We report new geochronologic and paleoenvironmental data for Mnaraeka 01, a prehistoric site located in the Kilwa district of coastal Tanzania. The oldest trace of human activity at the site comes from a context dated to 71 ± 6 thousand years ago (ka) where flaked stones but techno-typologically non-diagnostic were uncovered. Stratigraphic units dated to 43.9 ± 2.4 ka and 41.8 ± 2.1 ka have revealed stone artifacts broadly characteristic of the Middle Stone Age (MSA) while a context dated to 10.0 ± 0.6 ka has produced artifacts referrable to the Later Stone Age (LSA). Eight soil samples from the site subject to stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses reflect grassy-woodland habitat during the settlement episodes with δ¹³C values ranging from −19.3‰ to −27.8‰ (vs. VPDB). The results demonstrate the persistence of coastal woodland vegetation and human foraging populations in coastal East Africa during the onset of the cold Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 4, between the cold spells of Heinrich Events 4 and 5, and during the Holocene Climatic Optimum. Our study shows that the Stone Age archaeology of coastal Tanzania has the potential to shed light on the role of coastal ecozones as potential refugia for human populations during variable climate conditions of the late Quaternary. Furthermore, the emergent datasets from Mnaraeka 01 open a window into the deep human history preserved in the Kilwa basin.

我们报告了位于坦桑尼亚沿海基尔瓦地区的史前遗址 Mnaraeka 01 的新地质年代和古环境数据。该遗址最古老的人类活动痕迹来自于距今 7.1 ± 6 千年（ka）的地层，在该地层中发现了剥落的石块，但无法从技术类型上进行诊断。年代为 43.9 ± 2.4 ka 和 41.8 ± 2.1 ka 的地层单元出土的石器大致具有中石器时代（MSA）的特征，而年代为 10.0 ± 0.6 ka 的地层单元出土的石器可追溯到晚石器时代（LSA）。对遗址中的 8 个土壤样本进行了稳定碳和氮同位素分析，结果表明，δ13C 值范围在 -19.3‰ 至 -27.8‰ 之间（与 VPDB 相比），反映了定居时期的草地-林地生境。研究结果表明，在寒冷的海洋同位素阶段（MIS）4 开始期间，在海因里希事件 4 和 5 的寒流之间，以及在全新世最适宜气候期间，东非沿海林地植被和人类觅食种群持续存在。我们的研究表明，坦桑尼亚沿海的石器时代考古学有可能揭示沿海生态区在第四纪晚期多变的气候条件下作为人类潜在避难所的作用。此外，来自 Mnaraeka 01 的新数据集为了解基尔瓦盆地保存的深厚人类历史打开了一扇窗。

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Cities as drivers of change in plant exploitation and landscape during Roman times: The case of Scallabis (western Iberia) 城市是罗马时代植物开发和景观变化的驱动力：斯卡拉比斯（伊比利亚西部）案例

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104858

João Pedro Tereso , Filipe Costa Vaz , Luís Seabra , Cláudia Oliveira , Catarina Viegas , Ana Margarida Arruda

Cities played a crucial role in spreading the new Roman way across a vast Empire. This included the dissemination of different crops and processed food products such as wine, olive oil and fish sauces. Besides, the concentration of population in cities put pressure on local resources, not just for food, but also for wood, needed for construction and fuel.

Differences between Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman archaeobotanical assemblages from Alcáçova de Santarém (Portugal), in the former city of Scallabis, document changes in plant use and consumption which are illustrative of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Roman conquest. The increasing use of wood from trees, as evidenced by charcoal records, indicates a considerable loss of forest cover during Roman times, adding to the existing trend of deforestation. Differences in crops are also clear. While cereals, which were the main staples, remained the same, there was a diversification of pulses, fruits and condiments in the Roman levels. Most of these crops were already in Iberia before the conquest but they are not frequently recorded in sites from its westernmost areas and are absent in the Iron Age assemblages of Scallabis.

The archaeobotanical record of Alcáçova de Santarém demonstrates the impact of the Roman conquest on the exploitation and consumption of plant resources. Although landscape and socio-economic changes, influenced by Mediterranean models, preceded the Roman rule, these were enhanced in this period. Cities were key elements in this transformation. The study of urban areas like Scallabis shows how they were central to extensive networks through which people and ideas circulated, shaping new needs and preferences, which in turn posed significant challenges for fulfilment.

在幅员辽阔的罗马帝国，城市在传播新的罗马方式方面发挥着至关重要的作用。这包括传播不同的农作物和加工食品，如葡萄酒、橄榄油和鱼酱。此外，人口集中在城市对当地资源造成了压力，不仅是食物，还有建筑和燃料所需的木材。来自斯卡拉比斯故城 Alcáçova de Santarém（葡萄牙）的青铜时代、铁器时代和罗马考古植物组合之间的差异，记录了植物使用和消费的变化，说明了罗马征服对社会经济和环境的影响。木炭记录显示，对树木木材的使用越来越多，这表明罗马时代森林覆盖率大幅下降，加剧了现有的森林砍伐趋势。农作物的差异也很明显。虽然作为主要主食的谷物没有变化，但在罗马时期，豆类、水果和调味品出现了多样化。这些作物中的大多数在罗马征服伊比利亚之前就已经存在，但在伊比利亚最西部地区的遗址中却很少有记载，在斯卡拉比斯铁器时代的遗物中也没有发现。虽然在罗马统治之前，受地中海模式的影响，景观和社会经济发生了变化，但在这一时期，这些变化得到了加强。城市是这一转变的关键因素。对斯卡拉比斯等城市地区的研究表明，它们是如何成为广泛网络的中心，通过这些网络，人们和思想得以流通，形成新的需求和偏好，反过来又为满足这些需求和偏好提出了重大挑战。

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Safeguarding archaeological excavations and preserving cultural heritage in cave environments through engineering geological and geophysical approaches 通过工程地质和地球物理方法保护考古发掘和洞穴环境中的文化遗产

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104868

Cecilia Conati Barbaro , Matteo Fiorucci , Guglielmo Grechi , Luca Forti , Gian Marco Marmoni , Salvatore Martino

Cave excavations pose several challenges, notably the stability of surrounding rocks crucial for archaeologists’ safety and site conservation. Engineering geological modells, supported by geophysical investigations, provides effective solutions for rock stability assessment, pivotal in designing safety measures to protect archaeological sites, thereby enhancing accessibility for tourism purposes. This research dealt with a combined engineering geology and geophysics approach for rock stability assessments, incorporating the results into archaeological procedures at the Battifratta Cave (Central Italy). The rock mass characterisation was performed through direct geomechanical surveys and 3D photogrammetric reconstructions. Ambient seismic noise measurements were performed to identify potential subsurface cavities beneath the ground floor, while ambient vibration measurements highlighted prone-to-fall rock blocks. Geophysical techniques have been experienced as a monitoring strategy to support design for archaeological excavation project. More in particular, they allow identifying potential changes in dynamic properties or precursor signals of impending deformation in rock blocks posing a threat to the excavation area. Cross-fertilisation between the Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage Sciences results in the definition of best practices to be applied in different archaeological contexts.

洞穴发掘面临着诸多挑战，尤其是周围岩石的稳定性对考古学家的安全和遗址保护至关重要。在地球物理调查的支持下，工程地质模型为岩石稳定性评估提供了有效的解决方案，这对设计安全措施保护考古遗址至关重要，从而提高了旅游的可达性。本研究采用工程地质学和地球物理学相结合的方法进行岩石稳定性评估，并将评估结果纳入 Battifratta 洞穴（意大利中部）的考古程序。岩体特征描述是通过直接地质力学勘测和三维摄影测量重建进行的。环境地震噪声测量用于识别地下潜在的地下洞穴，而环境振动测量则突出了易崩塌的岩块。地球物理技术一直是支持考古发掘项目设计的监测策略。更特别的是，它们可以识别动态特性的潜在变化或对发掘区域构成威胁的岩块即将发生变形的前兆信号。地球科学和文化遗产科学之间的交叉融合有助于确定在不同考古环境中应用的最佳做法。

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Spatial analysis of charcoal kilns in Val Suzon (Burgundy, France): A geographical approach of wood charcoal economy 瓦尔苏松（法国勃艮第）木炭窑的空间分析：木炭经济的地理方法

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104854

Rémi Landois , Jean-Pierre Garcia , Amélie Quiquerez

Many forests have preserved traces for their past exploitation, in particular for charcoal production. In the Val Suzon forest (France, Burgundy), the analysis of the LiDAR data presented in this study has revealed more than 5,600 charcoal kilns across around 3,000 ha of woodland. According to archaeological and historical data, these remains attest to a recurrent craft activity over several centuries, since at least the 15th century. In order to understand how this practice has taken place in this area, and more generally how this forest has been managed and exploited, we conducted a spatial analysis of the charcoal kilns. As a result, we have identified variations in the distribution and density of these sites, and more specifically layout patterns based on topography, from the bottom of the valleys to the tops of the plateaus. Finally, we proposed explanations concerning the distribution of charcoal production sites in the Val Suzon, which are most probably due to technical constraints for their construction, their supply and the allocation of wood resources.

许多森林都保留着过去开采的痕迹，特别是木炭生产的痕迹。在瓦尔苏松森林（法国勃艮第），本研究中提供的激光雷达数据分析揭示了约 3,000 公顷林地中的 5,600 多个木炭窑。根据考古和历史数据，这些遗迹证明了至少自 15 世纪以来的几个世纪中经常出现的手工艺活动。为了了解这一活动在这一地区是如何进行的，以及更广泛地了解这片森林是如何被管理和利用的，我们对木炭窑进行了空间分析。因此，我们确定了这些遗址在分布和密度上的变化，更具体地说，确定了从山谷底部到高原顶部基于地形的布局模式。最后，我们对瓦尔苏松地区木炭生产点的分布提出了解释，这很可能是由于木炭生产点的建造、供应和木材资源分配方面的技术限制造成的。

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Novel approaches to material use and reuse in Victorian-Era Melbourne, Australia; New insights from stable light isotope analysis and scanning electron microscopy of fiber artifacts 澳大利亚墨尔本维多利亚时代材料使用和再利用的新方法；稳定光同位素分析和纤维制品扫描电子显微镜的新见解

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104864

Tracy Martens , Judith Cameron , Hilary Stuart-Williams , Rebekah Kurpiel , Sarah Myers

Fiber and perishable artifacts are valuable data sources that require analytical approaches in historical archaeology. This paper presents the results of stable isotope and scanning electron microscopic analysis of fiber and perishable artifacts from a Victorian-era Melbourne cesspit. The results raise the possibility of a local cottage industry in wool processing, demonstrate global trade links and suggest that Victorian-era Melbournians participated in a unique Australian jute textile repurposing craft in response to material scarcity. The remains also demonstrate that jute textiles survive in specific archaeological contexts, like cesspits, and that their rarity in collections could be attributable to inadequate textile analysis techniques.

纤维和易腐文物是历史考古学中需要分析方法的宝贵数据来源。本文介绍了对维多利亚时期墨尔本粪坑中的纤维和易腐文物进行稳定同位素和扫描电子显微镜分析的结果。结果提出了当地羊毛加工家庭手工业的可能性，展示了全球贸易联系，并表明维多利亚时代的墨尔本人参与了澳大利亚独特的黄麻纺织品再利用工艺，以应对材料稀缺的问题。这些遗存还表明，黄麻纺织品在特定的考古环境（如粪坑）中得以保存，而它们在藏品中的稀少可能是由于纺织品分析技术不足造成的。

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Examining Medieval Long-Wall frontier systems (11th – 12th centuries AD) through archaeological geophysics in the Eastern Mongolian Steppe Region 通过东蒙古草原地区的考古地球物理研究考察中世纪长墙边疆系统（公元 11-12 世纪

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104860

Bryan K. Hanks , Gideon Shelach-Lavi , Marc Bermann , Emily Eklund , Aspen Greaves , Chunag Amartuvshin , Narantsetseg Tserendash , Yonatan Goldsmith , Jargalan Burentogtokh , Ulambayar Erdenebat

This paper presents the results of exploratory geophysical surveys and ground truthing of a cluster of earthen enclosures associated with a long-wall frontier system in northeastern Mongolia. This system dates to the 11th to early 12th centuries AD and was constructed by the Kitan/Liao Dynasty. Square and circular enclosures identified along the south side of the wall system were examined using single axis fluxgate gradiometry and ground penetrating radar. Geophysical prospection assisted in the identification of entry gates, rammed earth wall construction techniques, and interior features within the earthen complexes and assisted with the placement of ground truthing trenches. This approach ensured that geophysical survey was integrated closely with on-going development of the research design for the site and aided the identification and interpretation of construction characteristics associated with the long-wall system and the functions of the enclosures.

本文介绍了对蒙古东北部与一个长墙边境系统相关的土围墙群进行地球物理勘测和地面实况调查的结果。该系统可追溯到公元 11 世纪至 12 世纪早期，由契丹/辽王朝建造。我们使用单轴磁通门梯度仪和地面穿透雷达对沿城墙系统南侧发现的方形和圆形围墙进行了检测。地球物理勘探有助于确定入口大门、夯土墙建造技术和土质建筑群的内部特征，并有助于布置地面实况调查壕沟。这种方法确保了地球物理勘测与遗址研究设计的持续发展紧密结合，并有助于识别和解释与长墙系统和围墙功能相关的建筑特征。

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Morphometric analysis of the front-view human figures in the Ningming Huashan Rock Art, Southern China 中国南方宁明花山岩画正面人像的形态计量分析

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104861

Pengcheng Hu , Qiulian Song , Wei Liao , Chun Tian , Yanyan Yao , Christopher J. Bae , Wei Wang

The Zuojiang rock art group is a World Cultural Heritage area, of which the Ningming Huashan Rock Art site (NHRA), in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is considered to be a representative locality. However, the NHRA is located on the steep cliffs facing the Zuojiang River making accessibility to analyze the rock art images extremely difficult. Most of the previous studies have focused on understanding the age, content, function and techniques used to create the rock art. However, given its inaccessibility, any previous attempts to analyze the rock art based on metric dimensions have failed. Here we present for the first time a metric analysis of 179 intact human figures from the NHRA that have been measured (height, image height (including head ornaments), arm width, leg width, arm span, leg span, torso height, chest width, area) using close range photogrammetry technology to obtain detailed data of the size, distribution range and compositional proportion of the human figures. The results show that the height, image height, arm span and leg span of the human figures are mostly distributed between 100–150 cm. Overall, it represents a Gaussian distribution. The torso height, arm and leg width are between 50–100 cm, chest width is between 20–30 cm, and area is between 0.3–0.4 m². Detailed features of the head, hands, feet, and torso were also classified and numeric data were recorded which allowed for statistical analyses. Pearson’s correlation test results show that there is a significant correlation between the height and eight measurements indicating that the images follows the rules of proportionality and coordination, which in turn suggests that the painters are skilled at the creation of rock art. The results of this study are important for exploring the forms of organization within the social groups of the painters regarding the production, learning and diffusion of rock art. This study will shed further light on the variability of human figure rock art across southwest China and Southeast Asia.

左江岩画群是世界文化遗产，其中位于广西壮族自治区崇左市宁明县的宁明花山岩画遗址（NHRA）被认为是一个具有代表性的地点。然而，宁明花山岩画位于陡峭的悬崖峭壁上，面临左江，因此分析岩画图像非常困难。以往的研究大多侧重于了解岩画的年代、内容、功能和创作技术。然而，由于交通不便，以往任何基于度量尺寸分析岩画的尝试都以失败告终。在此，我们首次介绍了对 179 个来自国家考古研究院的完整人像的度量分析，这些人像利用近距离摄影测量技术进行了测量（高度、形象高度（包括头部装饰）、臂宽、腿宽、臂跨、腿跨、躯干高度、胸宽、面积），以获得人像的尺寸、分布范围和构成比例的详细数据。结果显示，人物的身高、像高、臂展和腿展大多分布在 100-150 厘米之间。总体而言，呈高斯分布。躯干高度、臂宽和腿宽在 50-100 厘米之间，胸宽在 20-30 厘米之间，面积在 0.3-0.4 平方米之间。此外，还对头部、手部、脚部和躯干的详细特征进行了分类，并记录了数字数据，以便进行统计分析。皮尔逊相关性检验结果表明，身高和八项测量值之间存在显著相关性，表明图像遵循了比例和协调的规则，这反过来又表明画家在岩画创作方面技艺娴熟。这项研究的结果对于探索岩画制作、学习和传播方面的社会群体组织形式具有重要意义。这项研究将进一步揭示中国西南地区和东南亚地区人物岩画的变异性。

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Care in Late Antiquity: Applying the bioarchaeology of care method in the case of an unprecedented pathology in an individual from Herrera de Pisuerga, northern Spain 古代晚期的护理：在西班牙北部 Herrera de Pisuerga 一个人前所未有的病理学案例中应用护理生物考古学方法

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports

Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104867

Roberto Sáez , María Edén Fernández Suárez , Gustavo David Candela , Paola Andrea Barrio Fioresta , Alejandro León-Cristóbal , Javier Romero , Carmen Velayos Castelo

Although the study of past health-related caregiving has become an increasingly rewarding focus for bioarchaeologists seeking deeper insights into aspects of social relations in pre-modern cultures, to date there has been no bioarchaeological research into caregiving practices in the early historic periods of the Iberian Peninsula. This work remedies this deficiency. The well-preserved remains of Burial 16, an adult male recovered from the Late Antiquity cemetery of Herrera de Pisuerga (northern Spain) in 2016, display evidence of a severe trauma which is unusual in the osteoarchaeological record: a Monteggia dislocation fracture of the left forearm, which healed with radioulnar synostosis affecting the use of the left upper limb. The ramifications of this pathology for Burial 16′s ability to function independently within the community are analyzed using the bioarchaeology of care method, and results suggest the individual received long-term care in response to permanent limitation of the arm function, initially as direct support, then as “accommodation” from the group. Additionally, osteological evidence for significant dental pathology, associated, inter alia, with the loss of teeth and compromised masticatory function, are discussed in relation to possible requirements for further provision of health-related care. Employing a transdisciplinary approach, the moral aspects of caregiving and its motivations are also briefly discussed. This work provides a platform for future bioarchaeological research into caregiving during Late Antiquity, and contributes to the limited body of knowledge regarding the application of bioarchaeology of care in this period. We intend to extend bioarchaeology of care analysis to other burials in this cemetery, as well as to those from other communities, allowing a population-level analysis.

对生物考古学家来说，研究过去与健康相关的护理工作已成为一个越来越有价值的重点，因为他们希望更深入地了解前现代文化中社会关系的方方面面，但迄今为止，还没有对伊比利亚半岛早期历史时期的护理工作进行过生物考古研究。这项工作弥补了这一不足。2016 年在西班牙北部 Herrera de Pisuerga 晚期古代墓地发掘的第 16 号墓葬中，有一具保存完好的成年男性遗骸，该遗骸显示了骨质考古学记录中罕见的严重创伤证据：左前臂蒙特加亚脱位骨折，愈合后出现桡骨与桡侧关节突触，影响了左上肢的使用。我们采用生物考古学的护理方法分析了这一病理现象对 "16 号墓葬 "在社区内独立活动能力的影响，结果表明，该个体因手臂功能永久性受限而接受了长期护理，最初是作为直接支持，后来是作为群体的 "迁就"。此外，该研究还讨论了与牙齿脱落和咀嚼功能受损等有关的重大牙科病理学证据，以及进一步提供健康相关护理的可能要求。采用跨学科方法，还简要讨论了护理的道德方面及其动机。这项工作为未来对古代晚期护理工作的生物考古学研究提供了一个平台，并为这一时期护理工作生物考古学应用方面有限的知识体系做出了贡献。我们打算将护理生物考古学分析扩展到该墓地的其他墓葬以及其他社区的墓葬，以便进行群体层面的分析。

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