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Title Crimes in the past : archaeological and anthropological evidence / edited by Tatyana Shvedchikova, Negahnaz Moghaddam and Pier Matteo Barone
Published Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 243 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
Contents Wrapping the dead over the centuries -- How forensic geology can be a valuable support to investigate past crimes -- Complementary investigations can help the forensic pathologist -- "An arrow in your spine" -- Evidence of injuries and killings in the post-catacomb world -- Comparative analysis of multiple burials from the Late Copper Age, Hungary -- Digital trauma analysis and the mechanism of weapon related injuries -- Dismembered and ditched -- Ritual violence or acts of warfare -- "Los ricos tambièn lloran" -- Comparing archaeological results with written and oral sources -- Identifying blast trauma in the human skeleton
Summary "Crimes in the Past: Archaeological and Anthropological Evidence aims to discuss the possible examples of crimes in the archaeological past, their detection and interpretation with the help of modern scientific methods, and how interdisciplinary approaches can be conducted in further research concerning 'crimes of the past.' The idea to create this publication was born after organizing Session #169 Past Crimes during the 25th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA 2019) in Bern. In this book, readers will find cases of historic and prehistoric 'crimes scenes' known from various contexts, including the findings of (pre)historic (mass) graves and lethal violent acts related to warfare, ritual killings, or possible murder cases. In order to get to the bottom of the possible archaeological crime scenes, contemporary interdisciplinary approaches will be used, which allow us to extend the frames of classical archaeological study."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Tatyana Shvedchikova completed her studies in Social Anthropology at the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow. Negahnaz Moghaddam completed her studies in Human Genetics and Physical Anthropology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany. Pier Matteo Barone is a full-time lecturer in the Archaeology and Classics Department of the American University of Rome
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Subject Crime -- History -- To 1500 -- Congresses
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Congresses
Crime
Human remains (Archaeology)
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Shvedchikova, Tatyana, editor
Moghaddam, Negahnaz, editor
Barone, Pier Matteo, editor.
European Association of Archaeologists. Annual Meeting (25th : 2019 : Bern, Switzerland)
ISBN 9781789697797
1789697794