Bioarchaeology of Injuries and Violence in Early Medieval Europe
Author | : Jorge López Quiroga |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : 1407359940 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781407359946 |
Rating | : 4/5 (946 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bioarchaeology of Injuries and Violence in Early Medieval Europe written by Jorge López Quiroga and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents evidence and documents forms of violence and injuries in skeletal remains. Its contributions address this topic for the first time in a chronologically specific arc (Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages) and a wide geographical area (Greece, England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain). The diversity of examples of interpersonal violence, collective violence (mass graves), punishments, and ante-mortem and post-mortem injuries provides an important data set concerning the degree and dimension of violence and injuries in post-Roman Europe.