QUESTIONABLE SKULL TREPANATIONS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS OF HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS FROM SLOVAKIA

• Autorzy: Jakab Július
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aetiology of openings in the skull can be of different origin. Apart from disease, they can be associated with intentional surgical interventions, accidents, or violent encounters. It is not easy to distinguish between individual types of openings, especially if showing signs of healing. In general, it seems that especially the re-evaluation of skull openings labelled as ‘trepanations’ is required, as most of the lesions seem to have been insufficiently documented and/or may have been misdiagnosed, as demonstrated in this article on the example of cases from Slovakia. By providing detailed description of skull perforations caused by trepanation and those caused by injury, the author of the article discusses the allegedly trepanned Early Bronze Age skulls from Slovakia, pointing to the need of proper documentation and anthropological evaluation of the perforated skulls in general.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

SLOVAKIA; ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS; SKULL OPENINGS; TREPANATIONS; SKULL INJURIES

• Wydawca: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Czasopismo: Študijné zvesti
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: 70
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 213 – 220

Twórcy

autor

Jakab  Július

• Archeologický ústav SAV, v. v. i. Akademická 2, 949 21 Nitra, Slovak Republic,

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/szausav.2023.70.13