Matteo Borrini
Biographic Data
| ID | 106132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matteo Borrini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matteo |
| FAMILY NAME | Borrini |
| SIGNATURE | BORRINI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Liverpool John Moores University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3863-4992 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A unique, non-normative burial of a young adult female from a 17th-century cemetery in Pień, north-central Poland. A multidisciplinary approach
Rural and Urban: Comparison of lumbar pathologies in two British medieval populations
The rapid growth of global urbanisation has led to more people adopting urban-related lifestyles, which have been shown to impact human health. This study compares the effects of different lifestyles in two medieval British populations, rural Poulton and urban Gloucester, on the prevalence of lumbar vertebral pathologies. The study used descriptive diagnostic techniques to identify osteoarthritis, spondylosis and Schmorl’s nodes, and applied infe…
Forensic Facial Approximation and Archaeology: The case of Carmilla, the «Vampire of Venice
In 2006 an archaeological excavation on Lazzaretto Nuovo Island (Venice, Italy) uncovered an anomalous grave dated by stratigraphic evidence to the 1576 plague pandemic. The human remains (ID 6) were interred with a brick placed in the mouth, indicative of historical practices against «undead» and vampires. A multidisciplinary study incorporating forensic, anthropological, folkloric, and chemical analyses reconstructed the life and death of this …
Poulton, Cheshire: The investigation of a rural chapel in an evolving medieval landscape
This article presents the results of the radiocarbon dating programme and interpretation of a medieval chapel and graveyard in Poulton, Cheshire. The structure was associated with a lost Cistercian Abbey of 12th-13th-century date, which was relocated to Staffordshire after c. 60 years. Extensive excavation has revealed a minimum of 783 interments, interpreted as the remains of the farming community who worked the land after the monks’ departure. …
The postmortem fate of osteometric measurements: Taphonomic Alteration of Landmarks and Its Implication for Biological Profiling
The aim of this research was to identify the measurements that are most frequently retrieved from buried skeletal remains to create the most applicable discriminant functions for osteometric assessments. The study sample was composed of 644 adult skeletons from IV-III BC Italy (Pontecagnano). All burials were in the supine position and individuals were buried either directly in the ground or in large stone coffins. The burial context did not pres…
Blunt weapons in the roman imperial army. A multidisciplinary approach to the clava from experimental archaeology to forensic anthropology
The wooden club (clava) is rarely associated with the image of Roman soldiers, perhaps because it was considered an unconventional weapon with ethnic attributes and/or specific combat roles. Nonetheless, it is attested in the archaeological record and some ancient texts. The panoply and the military career of the soldiers represented on the tombstones of Catavignus son of Ivomagus (1st century AD) and Marcus Aurelius Alexis (early 3rd century AD)…
Medieval migrations and the birth of modern British peoples: A Craniometric Approach
Craniometric characteristics have long been used to reconstruct among-group variation, potential migration routes and ancestral origins. This study presents results of the comparison of 946 individuals from 16 British medieval sites using craniometric analyses. The purpose is to determine: 1) if observable cranial variation exists among British medieval groups, 2) whether it can best be detected from neurocranial or facial measurements, and 3) th…
Overcoming the chaotic numerology of osteometry. A proposal for a univocal numeric coding system for osteometric measurements of the human skeleton
Osteometric measurements have a critical role particularly in forensic anthropology. They allow the objective quantification of morphological characteristics when developing the biological profile of unknown skeletons, rather than relying purely on qualitativedescriptions that are often subjective. Various coding systems for anthropometric measurements have been developed across the years and countries. Currently, there is not a shared classifica…
An innovative procedure for cranial reconstruction as an aid for human identification
Human remains are frequently recovered fragmented from forensic contexts. Taphonomic factors and peri-mortem trauma can damage human remains recovered from clandestine graves. Therefore, an incomplete or broken skull can represent a challengeto identifying an individual, osteometric analysis, and trauma interpretation. A reconstructive approach is proposed to aid forensic experts in achieving all the information from human remains. This study pro…
The bioarchaeological reconstruction of the population from Santa Cristina in Caio (Siena, Italy 6th-7th centuries CE)
7th centuries CE. The analyzed sample counts 49 individuals: 1 juvenile and 48 adults. Sex-ratio (M:F = 0.95) revealed a slightly higher percentage of females. Both sexes, reached old age so they probably experienced similar life conditions, this is supported by archaeological data that tend to exclude the existence of a class structure within the society. Females show a higher mortality in the young adult age class (19-30 years) probably as a co…
The hunt for a scapegoat during an ancient pandemic
In the «History of the Infamous Column», Alessandro Manzoni recounts the trial against two alleged plague-spreaders held responsible for the pestilential contagion during the outbreak of bubonic plague that struck the north of Italy Between 1629 and 1631. After being accused by Caterina Rosa, health commissioner Guglielmo Piazza was accused of anointing walls with a dark substance to spread the pandemic. After police misinterpretation of alleged …
Health and safety issues in the Victorian workplace: An example of mandibular phosphorus necrosis from Gloucester, UK
Working conditions in factories during the Industrial Era in Great Britain have been linked to numerous occupational diseases. In this paper, the authors present a case study from Victorian Gloucester, where skeletal remains of a young male recovered from the Southgate Street 3/89 excavation exhibit osteonecrosis on the left mandibular ramus, a condition known as “phossy jaw.” The case is examined in terms of macroscopic characteristics, distribu…
Sexual Dimorphism of the Fovea Capitis Femoris in a Medieval Population from Gloucester, England
Attempts to develop new methods of sex determination in forensic anthropology are constantly being made by researchers in the field. This paper investigates the potential of using an index of the fovea capitis femoris shape as a method of sex determination. The currently held belief is that variation within the fovea capitis is purely idiosyncratic. The study was carried out on a sample of 19 males and 19 females from the Gloucester skeletal coll…
Overcoming the chaotic numerology of osteometry. A proposal for a univocal numeric coding system for osteometric measurements of the human skeleton
Osteometric measurements have a critical role particularly in forensic anthropology. They allow the objective quantification of morphological characteristics when developing the biological profile of unknown skeletons, rather than relying purely on qualitativedescriptions that are often subjective. Various coding systems for anthropometric measurements have been developed across the years and countries. Currently, there is not a shared classifica…
Sexual Dimorphism of the Fovea Capitis Femoris in a Medieval Population from Gloucester, England
Attempts to develop new methods of sex determination in forensic anthropology are constantly being made by researchers in the field. This paper investigates the potential of using an index of the fovea capitis femoris shape as a method of sex determination. The currently held belief is that variation within the fovea capitis is purely idiosyncratic. The study was carried out on a sample of 19 males and 19 females from the Gloucester skeletal coll…
Health and safety issues in the Victorian workplace: An example of mandibular phosphorus necrosis from Gloucester, UK
Working conditions in factories during the Industrial Era in Great Britain have been linked to numerous occupational diseases. In this paper, the authors present a case study from Victorian Gloucester, where skeletal remains of a young male recovered from the Southgate Street 3/89 excavation exhibit osteonecrosis on the left mandibular ramus, a condition known as “phossy jaw.” The case is examined in terms of macroscopic characteristics, distribu…
The hunt for a scapegoat during an ancient pandemic
In the «History of the Infamous Column», Alessandro Manzoni recounts the trial against two alleged plague-spreaders held responsible for the pestilential contagion during the outbreak of bubonic plague that struck the north of Italy Between 1629 and 1631. After being accused by Caterina Rosa, health commissioner Guglielmo Piazza was accused of anointing walls with a dark substance to spread the pandemic. After police misinterpretation of alleged …
Overcoming the chaotic numerology of osteometry. A proposal for a univocal numeric coding system for osteometric measurements of the human skeleton
Osteometric measurements have a critical role particularly in forensic anthropology. They allow the objective quantification of morphological characteristics when developing the biological profile of unknown skeletons, rather than relying purely on qualitativedescriptions that are often subjective. Various coding systems for anthropometric measurements have been developed across the years and countries. Currently, there is not a shared classifica…
An innovative procedure for cranial reconstruction as an aid for human identification
Human remains are frequently recovered fragmented from forensic contexts. Taphonomic factors and peri-mortem trauma can damage human remains recovered from clandestine graves. Therefore, an incomplete or broken skull can represent a challengeto identifying an individual, osteometric analysis, and trauma interpretation. A reconstructive approach is proposed to aid forensic experts in achieving all the information from human remains. This study pro…
The bioarchaeological reconstruction of the population from Santa Cristina in Caio (Siena, Italy 6th-7th centuries CE)
7th centuries CE. The analyzed sample counts 49 individuals: 1 juvenile and 48 adults. Sex-ratio (M:F = 0.95) revealed a slightly higher percentage of females. Both sexes, reached old age so they probably experienced similar life conditions, this is supported by archaeological data that tend to exclude the existence of a class structure within the society. Females show a higher mortality in the young adult age class (19-30 years) probably as a co…
Poulton, Cheshire: The investigation of a rural chapel in an evolving medieval landscape
This article presents the results of the radiocarbon dating programme and interpretation of a medieval chapel and graveyard in Poulton, Cheshire. The structure was associated with a lost Cistercian Abbey of 12th-13th-century date, which was relocated to Staffordshire after c. 60 years. Extensive excavation has revealed a minimum of 783 interments, interpreted as the remains of the farming community who worked the land after the monks’ departure. …
The postmortem fate of osteometric measurements: Taphonomic Alteration of Landmarks and Its Implication for Biological Profiling
The aim of this research was to identify the measurements that are most frequently retrieved from buried skeletal remains to create the most applicable discriminant functions for osteometric assessments. The study sample was composed of 644 adult skeletons from IV-III BC Italy (Pontecagnano). All burials were in the supine position and individuals were buried either directly in the ground or in large stone coffins. The burial context did not pres…
Blunt weapons in the roman imperial army. A multidisciplinary approach to the clava from experimental archaeology to forensic anthropology
The wooden club (clava) is rarely associated with the image of Roman soldiers, perhaps because it was considered an unconventional weapon with ethnic attributes and/or specific combat roles. Nonetheless, it is attested in the archaeological record and some ancient texts. The panoply and the military career of the soldiers represented on the tombstones of Catavignus son of Ivomagus (1st century AD) and Marcus Aurelius Alexis (early 3rd century AD)…
Medieval migrations and the birth of modern British peoples: A Craniometric Approach
Craniometric characteristics have long been used to reconstruct among-group variation, potential migration routes and ancestral origins. This study presents results of the comparison of 946 individuals from 16 British medieval sites using craniometric analyses. The purpose is to determine: 1) if observable cranial variation exists among British medieval groups, 2) whether it can best be detected from neurocranial or facial measurements, and 3) th…
Forensic Facial Approximation and Archaeology: The case of Carmilla, the «Vampire of Venice
In 2006 an archaeological excavation on Lazzaretto Nuovo Island (Venice, Italy) uncovered an anomalous grave dated by stratigraphic evidence to the 1576 plague pandemic. The human remains (ID 6) were interred with a brick placed in the mouth, indicative of historical practices against «undead» and vampires. A multidisciplinary study incorporating forensic, anthropological, folkloric, and chemical analyses reconstructed the life and death of this …
Rural and Urban: Comparison of lumbar pathologies in two British medieval populations
The rapid growth of global urbanisation has led to more people adopting urban-related lifestyles, which have been shown to impact human health. This study compares the effects of different lifestyles in two medieval British populations, rural Poulton and urban Gloucester, on the prevalence of lumbar vertebral pathologies. The study used descriptive diagnostic techniques to identify osteoarthritis, spondylosis and Schmorl’s nodes, and applied infe…
A unique, non-normative burial of a young adult female from a 17th-century cemetery in Pień, north-central Poland. A multidisciplinary approach
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (9 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · History (4 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works)