Forensic Anthropological Study of Human Remains Attributed to the Apostle James Alphaeus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5218389 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fernando Serrulla (National Institute of Anthropology and History, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Forensic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2573-5020 • E-ISSN: 2573-5039 |
| Publisher | University Press of Florida (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5744/fa.2019.0019 |
| OpenAlex | W3200824202 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
We present the forensic anthropological study of the relic of the skull of James Alphaeus, which was preserved in the Chapel of the Relics of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). The remains consist of skull fragments and another few bones, which are in a state of carbonization and highly fragmented. The results show that the remains belong to a mature adult male individual, and the injuries to the skull were probably produced by a small blunt instrument such as a sword. These results lead us to doubt the identity of the remains
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Blunt · Chapel · Identity (music · Skull · SWORD · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Anatomy · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |