The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
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Resumo: | Between the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, António dos Santos Rocha excavated several prehistoric megalithic monuments in the region of Figueira da Foz (Portugal). Some of them revealed human bones, albeit very disturbed and fragmented, which ended up forgotten in the Municipal Museum of Santos Rocha (Figueira da Foz), as did the individuals to which they belonged. Here, I revisit the human bone collection preserved from Megalitho do Facho to access demographic and morphological data; physiological stress indicators; pathologies and injuries that these individuals suffered, thus revealing insights on the lives of those who were deposited in this dolmen. The majority of this collection is composed of unburned bones and a small subsample of burned ones. Both were radiocarbon dated to the Chalcolithic period (first half of the 3rd millennium BC). The analysis confirmed that non-adult and adult individuals of both sexes were deposited in this dolmen. These individuals were affected by biomechanical stress since early in life and display mild signs of physiological stress associated with remodelled lesions, suggestive of a relatively good health status. These data are discussed in the context of other coeval sites. |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)Megalithic tombsUnburned and burned human bonesBiological and paleopathological profilesChalcolithicWestern Central PortugalMegalitske grobniceNežgane in žgane človeške kostiBiološki in paleopatološki profiliHalkolitikZahodna osrednja PortugalskaBetween the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, António dos Santos Rocha excavated several prehistoric megalithic monuments in the region of Figueira da Foz (Portugal). Some of them revealed human bones, albeit very disturbed and fragmented, which ended up forgotten in the Municipal Museum of Santos Rocha (Figueira da Foz), as did the individuals to which they belonged. Here, I revisit the human bone collection preserved from Megalitho do Facho to access demographic and morphological data; physiological stress indicators; pathologies and injuries that these individuals suffered, thus revealing insights on the lives of those who were deposited in this dolmen. The majority of this collection is composed of unburned bones and a small subsample of burned ones. Both were radiocarbon dated to the Chalcolithic period (first half of the 3rd millennium BC). The analysis confirmed that non-adult and adult individuals of both sexes were deposited in this dolmen. These individuals were affected by biomechanical stress since early in life and display mild signs of physiological stress associated with remodelled lesions, suggestive of a relatively good health status. These data are discussed in the context of other coeval sites.António dos Santos Rocha je konec 19. in v začetku 20. stoletja v regiji Figueira da Foz na Portugalskem izkopal številne prazgodovinske megalitske spomenike. Pri izkopavanjih so odkrili tudi človeške kosti, ki so bile zelo uničene in razdrobljene ter so ostale v lokalnem muzeju Santos Rocha (Figueira da Foz) skoraj tako pozabljene kot posamezniki, katerim so pripadale. V članku predstavljam zbir človeških kosti iz najdišča Megalitho do Facho za pridobitev podatkov o demografiji in morfologiji, o kazalnikih fiziološkega stresa, o patologijah in poškodbah, ki so jih utrpeli ti posamezniki, s čimer bom razkrila vpogled v življenje tistih, ki so bili položeni v ta dolmen. Večji del zbira sestavljajo nežgane kosti, ožgane kosti pa predstavljajo le manjši vzorec. Obe skupini kosti smo datirali s pomočjo radiokarbonske metode v čas halkolitika (prva polovica 3. tisočletja pr. n. št.). Analiza je potrdila, da so bili v dolmen odloženi tako neodrasli kot odrasli posamezniki obeh spolov. Ti posamezniki so bili v zgodnjem življenju izpostavljeni biomehanskemu stresu in kažejo na blage znake fiziološkega stresa, povezanega s preoblikovanimi lezijami, kar kaže na njihovo razmeroma dobro zdravstveno stanje. O teh podatkih razpravljam v kontekstu drugih sočasnih najdišč.Ljubljana University PressRepositório da Universidade de LisboaSilva, Ana Maria2020-12-21T14:09:13Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/45489engSilva, A. M. (2020). The megalithic builders: new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal). Documenta Praehistorica, XLVII 390-403. doi: 10.4312\dp.47.211408-967X10.4312/dp.47.21info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:46:39Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/45489Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:57:36.985906Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) Silva, Ana Maria Megalithic tombs Unburned and burned human bones Biological and paleopathological profiles Chalcolithic Western Central Portugal Megalitske grobnice Nežgane in žgane človeške kosti Biološki in paleopatološki profili Halkolitik Zahodna osrednja Portugalska |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) |
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The megalithic builders : new data on old bones from Megalitho do Facho (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) |
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Silva, Ana Maria |
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Silva, Ana Maria |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Silva, Ana Maria |
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Megalithic tombs Unburned and burned human bones Biological and paleopathological profiles Chalcolithic Western Central Portugal Megalitske grobnice Nežgane in žgane človeške kosti Biološki in paleopatološki profili Halkolitik Zahodna osrednja Portugalska |
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Megalithic tombs Unburned and burned human bones Biological and paleopathological profiles Chalcolithic Western Central Portugal Megalitske grobnice Nežgane in žgane človeške kosti Biološki in paleopatološki profili Halkolitik Zahodna osrednja Portugalska |
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Between the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, António dos Santos Rocha excavated several prehistoric megalithic monuments in the region of Figueira da Foz (Portugal). Some of them revealed human bones, albeit very disturbed and fragmented, which ended up forgotten in the Municipal Museum of Santos Rocha (Figueira da Foz), as did the individuals to which they belonged. Here, I revisit the human bone collection preserved from Megalitho do Facho to access demographic and morphological data; physiological stress indicators; pathologies and injuries that these individuals suffered, thus revealing insights on the lives of those who were deposited in this dolmen. The majority of this collection is composed of unburned bones and a small subsample of burned ones. Both were radiocarbon dated to the Chalcolithic period (first half of the 3rd millennium BC). The analysis confirmed that non-adult and adult individuals of both sexes were deposited in this dolmen. These individuals were affected by biomechanical stress since early in life and display mild signs of physiological stress associated with remodelled lesions, suggestive of a relatively good health status. These data are discussed in the context of other coeval sites. |
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