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Antropologia e Paletnologia : una collaborazione per lo studio della necropoli di Fontenoce, Recanati, Area Guzzini, 2011
The copper Age necropolIs of RecanatI Fontenoce, GzzInI Area, is here object of taphonomic analys... more The copper Age necropolIs of RecanatI Fontenoce, GzzInI Area, is here object of taphonomic analysis in order to better understand the anthropological and environmental factors of its specific aspects. The close inter- action between the anthropological and palaeoethnological study of the remains can contribute to define the role of such factors and to put in evidence the deliberate meaning of ritual actions. The position of the skeletal remains in each tomb is examined in detail and an interpretation and synthesis is presented, giving a picture of common and variant aspects of the necropolis. The aim is to reconstruct the original burial modality and post-depositional rituals or simple events, from the present position of the skeletons, by the thanatological and taphonomical process analysis. The palaeoethnological study tries to correlate such results to the possible symbolic aspects that inspired the ritual actions and to an eventual social differentiation within the necropolis.
International Journal of Anthropology, 1999
AbstractA quantitative or qualitative trait detected on human skeletons can be used to solve two ... more AbstractA quantitative or qualitative trait detected on human skeletons can be used to solve two inferential problems:a)Diagnosing age-at-deathb)Estimating age-at-death distribution in the human community which the skeletons belong to. The Bayesian solutions of A) and B) are rather different and we think useful an accurate discussion about that subject.
Human Evolution, 2007
A comparative anthropometric analysis was carried on, with the purpose of contributing to the rec... more A comparative anthropometric analysis was carried on, with the purpose of contributing to the reconstruction of the peopling dynamics in ancient Italy. A lot of skeletal samples (184) coming from different archaeological sites from the Copper age to the historical times (first millennium A.D.) were measured. More than one hundred measurements were selected and collected on each individual of each sample, when the preservation conditions of the material allowed it. Historical and archaeological criteria were used for subdividing and grouping the samples. Multivariate statistical tools were used to compare them. The results can be the starting point to extend the research to other peoples of the Mediterranean basin.
Rivista Studi Liguri, 2014
Medicina nei secoli, 2006
This work is part of a more extensive, still ongoing, research which aims to provide a morphologi... more This work is part of a more extensive, still ongoing, research which aims to provide a morphological assessment and interpretation of congenital malformations on ancient bones. The study of the frequency and distribution of congenital malformations on juvenile osteological remains may provide interesting insight and critical observations in assessing the role of those factors that are responsible for child's mortality. In the present study we describe and discuss two cases of congenital spinal malformation refer to failure in the separation of vertebral arch elements between contiguous vertebrae. The skeletons belonging to two children who died in early childhood, between 0 and 6 years of age. The research was conducted on 132 juvenile individuals came from nine necropolises located in north an middle Italy, from ancient and late Roman times to late medieval times.
Anthropological description of skeletons from graves no. 123, 124, 125,
The Angle orthodontist, 1989
Specimens dating back to the VIII Century B.C. indicate Etruscans may have been the first people ... more Specimens dating back to the VIII Century B.C. indicate Etruscans may have been the first people to employ orthodontic bands to improve tooth alignment. A survey of dental occlusion in Etruscan cranial remains, however, shows very good typical occlusion and almost no crowding. Thus, these people do not represent the earliest development of epidemiologically high prevalence of malocclusion, a feature instead reserved for the later industrial world.
... sample will be examined in order to detect the population aging rate, or /and other traits ... more ... sample will be examined in order to detect the population aging rate, or /and other traits will be examined, such as dental cement anulation, pulp/tooth ratio etc. ... Age estimation from the rib by Phase analysis: white males. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 29, 1094-1104. ...
Antropologia e Paletnologia : una collaborazione per lo studio della necropoli di Fontenoce, Recanati, Area Guzzini, 2011
The copper Age necropolIs of RecanatI Fontenoce, GzzInI Area, is here object of taphonomic analys... more The copper Age necropolIs of RecanatI Fontenoce, GzzInI Area, is here object of taphonomic analysis in order to better understand the anthropological and environmental factors of its specific aspects. The close inter- action between the anthropological and palaeoethnological study of the remains can contribute to define the role of such factors and to put in evidence the deliberate meaning of ritual actions. The position of the skeletal remains in each tomb is examined in detail and an interpretation and synthesis is presented, giving a picture of common and variant aspects of the necropolis. The aim is to reconstruct the original burial modality and post-depositional rituals or simple events, from the present position of the skeletons, by the thanatological and taphonomical process analysis. The palaeoethnological study tries to correlate such results to the possible symbolic aspects that inspired the ritual actions and to an eventual social differentiation within the necropolis.
International Journal of Anthropology, 1999
AbstractA quantitative or qualitative trait detected on human skeletons can be used to solve two ... more AbstractA quantitative or qualitative trait detected on human skeletons can be used to solve two inferential problems:a)Diagnosing age-at-deathb)Estimating age-at-death distribution in the human community which the skeletons belong to. The Bayesian solutions of A) and B) are rather different and we think useful an accurate discussion about that subject.
Human Evolution, 2007
A comparative anthropometric analysis was carried on, with the purpose of contributing to the rec... more A comparative anthropometric analysis was carried on, with the purpose of contributing to the reconstruction of the peopling dynamics in ancient Italy. A lot of skeletal samples (184) coming from different archaeological sites from the Copper age to the historical times (first millennium A.D.) were measured. More than one hundred measurements were selected and collected on each individual of each sample, when the preservation conditions of the material allowed it. Historical and archaeological criteria were used for subdividing and grouping the samples. Multivariate statistical tools were used to compare them. The results can be the starting point to extend the research to other peoples of the Mediterranean basin.
Rivista Studi Liguri, 2014
Medicina nei secoli, 2006
This work is part of a more extensive, still ongoing, research which aims to provide a morphologi... more This work is part of a more extensive, still ongoing, research which aims to provide a morphological assessment and interpretation of congenital malformations on ancient bones. The study of the frequency and distribution of congenital malformations on juvenile osteological remains may provide interesting insight and critical observations in assessing the role of those factors that are responsible for child's mortality. In the present study we describe and discuss two cases of congenital spinal malformation refer to failure in the separation of vertebral arch elements between contiguous vertebrae. The skeletons belonging to two children who died in early childhood, between 0 and 6 years of age. The research was conducted on 132 juvenile individuals came from nine necropolises located in north an middle Italy, from ancient and late Roman times to late medieval times.
Anthropological description of skeletons from graves no. 123, 124, 125,
The Angle orthodontist, 1989
Specimens dating back to the VIII Century B.C. indicate Etruscans may have been the first people ... more Specimens dating back to the VIII Century B.C. indicate Etruscans may have been the first people to employ orthodontic bands to improve tooth alignment. A survey of dental occlusion in Etruscan cranial remains, however, shows very good typical occlusion and almost no crowding. Thus, these people do not represent the earliest development of epidemiologically high prevalence of malocclusion, a feature instead reserved for the later industrial world.
... sample will be examined in order to detect the population aging rate, or /and other traits ... more ... sample will be examined in order to detect the population aging rate, or /and other traits will be examined, such as dental cement anulation, pulp/tooth ratio etc. ... Age estimation from the rib by Phase analysis: white males. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 29, 1094-1104. ...