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Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica, 2019

Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica 25/1 (August 2019) http://saa.uaic.ro/issues/xxv-1/ CUPRINS – ... more Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica 25/1 (August 2019)

http://saa.uaic.ro/issues/xxv-1/

CUPRINS – CONTENTS – SOMMAIRE

ARTICLES

— Sedat BARALIU & Ilir MUHARREMI
—— Les importations grecques dans le territoire de Kosovo

— Valerii KAVRUK, Dan ȘTEFAN, Marius ALEXIANU, Viorica VASILACHE
—— A salt production site at Gherla–Valea Sărată (Transylvania). Preliminary report

— Alexei BORISOVICH EGOROV
—— The notion of justice in Roman wars and the fetial law

— Nadezhda S. SHIROKOVA
—— The cult of Mercury in Roman Gaul and Roman Britain

— Lucrețiu MIHAILESCU-BÎRLIBA
—— La population dans le milieu rural de Capidava

— Svetla PETROVA
—— The votive relief to Pluto from Nicopolis ad Nestum

— Radu PETCU
—— Swastika-shaped fibulae with horse-head decorations (Almgren 232)
from the Roman period in Dobrudja (Moesia Inferior)

— Marian MOCANU
—— ESB in Western Black Sea

— Firas ALAWNEH, Abdelrahman ELSEROGY, Rita Sulaiman AL DAWOOD
—— The conservation of the byzantine icon from Georgios Church, Jordan

— Marta LICATA, Silvia IORIO, Chiara ROSSETTI, Giuseppe ARMOCIDA, Adelaide TOSI, Francesco MUSCOLINO,
Antonio CELLINA, Roberto MELLA PARIANI, Ilaria GORINI, Melania BORGO, Paola BADINO
—— The medieval church of San Biagio in Cittiglio (Varese, Northern Italy). Archaeological and anthropological investigations of the cemeterial area

— Kamal Aldin NIKNAMi, Reza GHASEMI, Rezvan REZAEI
—— A study on the Seleucid and Parthian seals of the Semnan Museum, Iran

— Policarp HORTOLÀ
A multilingual Romance-language lexicon for manufactured objects

— Patrizia MASCOLI
—— Sidonio Apollinare nella manualistica letteraria di età umanistica

REVIEWS

— A. Tomas, Inter Moesos et Thraces: The Rural Hinterland of Novae in Lower Moesia (1st–6th Centuries AD)
(Rada VARGA)

Papers by Adelaide Tosi

Forensic Medicine, Public Hygiene and Occupational Medicine are disciplines that have arisen in d... more Forensic Medicine, Public Hygiene and Occupational Medicine are disciplines that have arisen in different times, with their own skills and different historical developments and have concured to enriching scientific knowledge over the centuries. This article amins to examine the main treatises and their authors who have contributed to define these doctrines in their origin.

In Italy, the “Archaeology of Emergency” influences the work of physical anthropologists. In fact... more In Italy, the “Archaeology of Emergency” influences the work of physical anthropologists. In fact, most archaeological excavations are not completely investigated because of the lack of funds destined to cultural heritage and the archaeological competences intervene especially when building works bump accidentally into archaeological findings. Emergency excavations cannot pull any whole osteoarchaeological sample, thus the anthropological study is never exhaustive. In addition to this, in Italy there are still problems related to a lack of job perspective because there is not an adequate professional recognition of the bioarchaeologist. Perhaps the issues should be discussed at the root, namely that there is no clear university education that prepares for this type of profession. Today, only a postgraduate education (PhD or Master) can determine the acquisition of specific skills in the several specialties of Bioarcheology. In an era of cultural crisis, as ours is nowadays, it is a ...

Archaeofauna: International Journal of archaeozoology, 2020

Un articulo de 1890 del egiptologo Gaston Maspero pone de manifiesto un intento pionero por conse... more Un articulo de 1890 del egiptologo Gaston Maspero pone de manifiesto un intento pionero por conservar las momias animales del antiguo Egipto al objeto de ampliar nuestros conocimientos sobre las faunas, tanto preteritas como modernas, del valle del Nilo. Tal intento por potenciar nuestra comprension del pasado desde el punto de vista de los animales resultaba innovadora toda vez que las corrientes historicas del momento estaban centradas sobre momias humanas y objetos de los denominados “valiosos”. EL hecho constituye el primer capitulo de un cambio en la corriente cientifica conducente a valorar las complejas e intimas interrelaciones establecidas en el antiguo Egipto entre seres humanos y animales.

Rivista di psichiatria, 2019

Enrico Morselli, a student of Carlo Livi, offered an original contribution to psychiatry of his t... more Enrico Morselli, a student of Carlo Livi, offered an original contribution to psychiatry of his time through a plurality of interests and in-depth medical, biological, neurological, anthropological and sociological knowledge. From his writings, the relevance of his theoretical reflection under different aspects emerged: epistemological, methodological and psychopathological and of humanization of the treatment of the mentally ill.

The purpose of this article is to present which pathologies are recognisable in osteoarchaeologic... more The purpose of this article is to present which pathologies are recognisable in osteoarchaeological remains, particularly: arthropathies, traumatic lesions, tumours, metabolic diseases and dental pathologies. In addition to explaining in general terms how these diseases occur, we bring in support of the above, examples of pathologies related to our osteological sample. The human remains come from a dozen archeological sites covering necropolises and medieval churches of the province of Varese (dated from the 7th Century to the Modern Age). The findings that we hereby present were analysed according to the methods of physical anthropology and paleopathology.

La Revue de Médecine Légale, 2020

Summary In 1902, Pasquale Penta, physician and criminologist, presented an article entitled “Abou... more Summary In 1902, Pasquale Penta, physician and criminologist, presented an article entitled “About two cases of anthropophagy” on the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, Criminal Anthropology and Related Sciences. The cases presented, which occurred one in 1901 and the other in 1902, are of particular interest both for the rarity of cannibalism connected to the homicidal acts carried out by people suffering from serious psychiatric diseases and because they were among the first objects of psychiatric observation in Italy. The article described the “pathological cannibalism” under the forensic psychopathological and criminal anthropological points of view. From the analysis performed by Penta, it emerged an important difference between the murdered and the killing cannibal for the particular violence and brutality of the latter.

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 2018

Radiology is an indispensable investigative tool for physical anthropologists and paleopathologis... more Radiology is an indispensable investigative tool for physical anthropologists and paleopathologists. Since its birth in 1895, x-ray has been useful in studying archeobiolgical finds. As a non-destructive technique of investigations, radiology allows for analysis of archaeological finds without damaging them. Radiological investigations in anthropology are very important to assist: i) reconstruction of biological profile (age at death, sex, stature and ethnicity; ii) diagnosis pathological conditions and life style (diet, physical stress, etc.); iii) interpretation of post depositional process (diagenetic or taphonomic factors).

The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, Jan 24, 2017

The recovery of foetal remains is very sporadic in archaeology, especially due the scarce degree ... more The recovery of foetal remains is very sporadic in archaeology, especially due the scarce degree of bone mineralisation. This paper presents the singular archaeological discovery of a foetal tile preserving the bone remains, object of our anthropological examination. The foetal tile was discovered during an archaeological excavation in a medieval site (Northern Italy). The tile was analysed by CT scan and later, human remains were anthropologically examined. The archaeological investigation revealed a special ritual destined to foetuses while forensic anthropological analysis allowed estimating the gestational age near to 21-24 weeks.

$Research paper thumbnail of Biomechanical analysis of a femur fracture in osteoarchaeology: Reconstruction of pathomechanics, treatment and gait$

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2018

In paleopathology, biomechanics allows us to investigate traumas in ancient skeletal remains. The... more In paleopathology, biomechanics allows us to investigate traumas in ancient skeletal remains. The aim of our current research is to reconstruct pathomechanics, treatment and gait of an individual from a Late Medieval femur with evident bone callus. In particular, to reconstruct the dynamic of the trauma that caused the injury and the adopted therapeutic measures, taking into account medical knowledges of that time. The femur was recovered during the archaeological investigation in the Sanctuary of Sacro Monte, Varese (Northern Italy). Classical physical anthropological methods and CT scans were used for macroscopic and radiological measurements of the bone. Finally, the reconstruction of the static and dynamic functional outcomes of the lesion were performed by Observation Gait Analysis (OGA) procedure. The femur shows an important callus at the middle third proximal of the shaft. The antemortem fracture was oblique and caused by a direct trauma probably related to occupational activities. The alignment of the segments in the frontal plane lead us to assume that the fracture was treated and the femur was immobilized with splints. The overlap and the angle of the segments indicate that the subject was not submitted to traction or fracture reduction. Good bone remodeling and consolidation of the fracture suggest that the subject had gradually led to the resumption of load and walking, although with important effects on posture and movement. The use of the OGA allows us to highlight the subject's kind of gait after healing.

Archaeofauna

A paper, wrote in 1890 by the Egyptologist Gaston Maspero, reveals a pioneer attempt to preserve ... more A paper, wrote in 1890 by the Egyptologist Gaston Maspero, reveals a pioneer attempt to preserve the animal mummies from ancient Egypt with the purpose of expanding our knowledge on the former and present-day faunas of the Nile Valley. That request to enhance our historical understanding of the past from the standpoint of the animals was innovative at a time when the prevailing historical currents focused on human mummies and so-called “valuable” re- mains. The approach represents the earliest instance of a scientific shift to obtain information on the complex and intimate relationships developed in ancient Egypt between humans and animals.

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI