Caterina Giostra
Biographic Data
| ID | 175071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caterina Giostra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caterina |
| FAMILY NAME | Giostra |
| SIGNATURE | GIOSTRA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1918-8472 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
New radiocarbon dates from early medieval cemeteries in central and northern Italy
This paper presents 56 AMS radiocarbon dates from three early medieval sites in Italy: nine from the Roman Villa of Vacone in Vacone (RI), Lazio, 29 from the Roman Villa of Selvicciola in Ischia di Castro (VT), Lazio, and 18 from the necropolis of Povegliano Veronese (VR), Veneto. These results more than double the number of previously published radiocarbon dates from early medieval Italy and are therefore a substantial contribution to the absolu…
She was not spared
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to document and contextualize cranial trauma attributable to interpersonal violence in one Langobard individual from the Ferrovia necropolis in Cividale del Friuli (NE Italy). MATERIALS: The study examines one human skeleton: a middle-aged female dated between 590 and 630 CE. METHODS: Osteological and palaeopathological analyses were conducted to assess trauma, age-at-death, and activity-related markers. Sex estimation …
Isolation and Identity in a 5th/6th century Ostrogothic Rural Community in Frascaro, Italy
This study investigates the mobility and integration of a rural Ostrogothic community in Frascaro in Northern Italy (~490–550 CE) through the combination of strontium isotope analysis (87Sr/86Sr) and archaeological context. While there are written sources about the Ostrogothic presence in Italy, direct evidence of Ostrogothic communities in Northern Italy remains limited, particularly outside strategic or military contexts. This study represents …
Stabbed to death
Here we report the reconstruction of the osteobiography of an adult male buried in the Longobard cemetery of Povegliano Veronese (Northern Italy, late 6th - early 8th century CE), who shows signs of interpersonal violence. The palaeopathological investigation reveals sharp force traumas on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on two right ribs. The absence of signs of healing or bone remodelling indicates that the defects were perimortem. T…
An unprecedented case of cranial surgery in Longobard Italy (6th-8th century) using a cruciform incision
The Longobard necropolis of Castel Trosino dates from the 6th to the 8th century CE. Among the tombs excavated, the skull of an older female shows the first evidence of a cross-shaped bone modification on a living subject. Macroscopic, microscopic, and CT scan analyses revealed signs of at least two sets of scraping marks. Specifically, SEM analysis shows that perimortem bone-scraping traces are present on the skull. Both healed and non-healed de…
Genetica e statistica per una migliore conoscenza della cultura materiale barbarica
Il crescente ricorso dell’archeologia a un’ampia gamma di analisi scientifiche non solo permette di acquisire dati di differente natura, utili all’analisi interdisciplinare, ma può anche fornire nuovi percorsi di ricerca per verificare e implementare le attuali conoscenze specialistiche sulla cultura materiale, a cominciare dalle classificazioni tipologiche e dalle cronologie dei manufatti. Queste restano un imprescindibile presupposto per una so…
Stabbed to death
Here we report the reconstruction of the osteobiography of an adult male buried in the Longobard cemetery of Povegliano Veronese (Northern Italy, late 6th - early 8th century CE), who shows signs of interpersonal violence. The palaeopathological investigation reveals sharp force traumas on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on two right ribs. The absence of signs of healing or bone remodelling indicates that the defects were perimortem. T…
Genetica e statistica per una migliore conoscenza della cultura materiale barbarica
Il crescente ricorso dell’archeologia a un’ampia gamma di analisi scientifiche non solo permette di acquisire dati di differente natura, utili all’analisi interdisciplinare, ma può anche fornire nuovi percorsi di ricerca per verificare e implementare le attuali conoscenze specialistiche sulla cultura materiale, a cominciare dalle classificazioni tipologiche e dalle cronologie dei manufatti. Queste restano un imprescindibile presupposto per una so…
Stabbed to death
Here we report the reconstruction of the osteobiography of an adult male buried in the Longobard cemetery of Povegliano Veronese (Northern Italy, late 6th - early 8th century CE), who shows signs of interpersonal violence. The palaeopathological investigation reveals sharp force traumas on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on two right ribs. The absence of signs of healing or bone remodelling indicates that the defects were perimortem. T…
An unprecedented case of cranial surgery in Longobard Italy (6th-8th century) using a cruciform incision
The Longobard necropolis of Castel Trosino dates from the 6th to the 8th century CE. Among the tombs excavated, the skull of an older female shows the first evidence of a cross-shaped bone modification on a living subject. Macroscopic, microscopic, and CT scan analyses revealed signs of at least two sets of scraping marks. Specifically, SEM analysis shows that perimortem bone-scraping traces are present on the skull. Both healed and non-healed de…
Isolation and Identity in a 5th/6th century Ostrogothic Rural Community in Frascaro, Italy
This study investigates the mobility and integration of a rural Ostrogothic community in Frascaro in Northern Italy (~490–550 CE) through the combination of strontium isotope analysis (87Sr/86Sr) and archaeological context. While there are written sources about the Ostrogothic presence in Italy, direct evidence of Ostrogothic communities in Northern Italy remains limited, particularly outside strategic or military contexts. This study represents …
New radiocarbon dates from early medieval cemeteries in central and northern Italy
This paper presents 56 AMS radiocarbon dates from three early medieval sites in Italy: nine from the Roman Villa of Vacone in Vacone (RI), Lazio, 29 from the Roman Villa of Selvicciola in Ischia di Castro (VT), Lazio, and 18 from the necropolis of Povegliano Veronese (VR), Veneto. These results more than double the number of previously published radiocarbon dates from early medieval Italy and are therefore a substantial contribution to the absolu…
She was not spared
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to document and contextualize cranial trauma attributable to interpersonal violence in one Langobard individual from the Ferrovia necropolis in Cividale del Friuli (NE Italy). MATERIALS: The study examines one human skeleton: a middle-aged female dated between 590 and 630 CE. METHODS: Osteological and palaeopathological analyses were conducted to assess trauma, age-at-death, and activity-related markers. Sex estimation …
Forensic and Genetic Research (3 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (3 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (3 works) · Anatomy (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Interpersonal violence (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology (2 works) · Osteology (2 works) · Poison control (2 works)