Short Report
Evidence of Trepanation on a Female Individual from the Middle Bronze Age Necropolis of Casas Velhas (Melides, Portugal)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4656629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A M Silva (0000-0002-1912-6581, Prehistory Laboratory, CIAS, University of Coimbra, CIAS – Department of Life Science University of Coimbra 3000–456 Coimbra Portugal), Paulo Gil (0000-0003-0937-4044, University of Coimbra), J Soares (0000-0001-5957-3354, UNIARQ – WAPS University of Lisbon Archaeology Center Portugal), Carlos Tavares Da Silva (0000-0002-0447-9237, University of Lisbon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 515-521 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.2572 |
| OpenAlex | W2533877645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
Recent reanalysis of the human remains unearthed from the grave cists of the necropolis of Casas Velhas (Melides, Portugal) from the Southwest Iberian Middle Bronze Age, with a minimal number of 25 individuals (23 adults and 2 non-adults), allowed relevant anthropological data. This culture, although widespread in southern Portugal and nearby areas of southwest Spain in the Middle Bronze Age, is characterized by the paucity of preserved human remains and thus the anthropological knowledge of these human populations. The adult female skeleton exhumed from cist 30, the last interment of this double burial, exhibit a complete perforation on the right parietal bone. The aim of this paper is to present and discuss this defect, which most probable diagnosis is trepanation.The hole is oval shape exhibiting long term healing. A shallow remodelled area is visible around the defect, which suggests scraping method. No complications or evident reasons for the intervention were observed. In terms of mortuary practices no clear distinction was observed between this individual and others from this cemetery.The features of this trepanation fit in the major points summarized by Silva () for prehistoric Portuguese trepanation. These data sustain the existence of an old tradition of this procedure is this region of Iberia, present, at least, since the Middle Neolithic. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Middle Ages · Paleopathology · Portuguese · Prehistory · dental development and anomalies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |