A mutilated human skull from Roman St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3389714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | May (0000-0002-0352-5625, English Heritage), Simon May (0000-0002-4895-4212), James Steele (0000-0002-8003-0757, University of Southampton) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 267 |
| Pages | 155-161 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00083010 |
| OpenAlex | W2126198614 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 2 |
A skull excavated from a 2nd-century AD pit in the Roman city of St Albans shows evidence for violent injury and displays cut-marks which seem to indicate deliberate defleshing. The find appears to be without close parallel in Roman Britain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Human skull · Skull · Anatomy · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2024 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |