Bioarchaeological evidence of violent deaths from medieval Prague

Result code in IS VaVaI

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2025.05.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ijpp.2025.05.001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Bioarchaeological evidence of violent deaths from medieval Prague

Original language description

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between patterns of violence-related trauma and social, chronological, and demographic variables using skeletal remains from historical Prague. Materials: 300 human skulls of adults from nine medieval cemeteries divided into three periods: Early Middle Ages (800–1200), High Middle Ages (1200–1500), and Modern Period (1500–1800). Methods: All bones were examined macroscopically for trauma (timing, location, type of trauma). We adapted the criteria outlined in the Istanbul Protocol for the identification of violence-related trauma. We used binary logistic regression to assess the trauma frequency. Results: The analysis revealed no statistically significant relationship between patterns of violence-related trauma and the examined parameters. This lack of variation across socio-demographic predictors may reflect methodological limitations or cultural preference in choosing how to bury the deceased, but it could also suggest that violence impacted individuals across all groups indiscriminately. Conclusions: The frequency of violent trauma on human bones in historical Prague is similar to other parts of medieval Europe. The absence of a difference in the prevalence of violence-related trauma between subgroups may indicate cultural and methodological bias. Significance: This research provides new insights into the bioarchaeology of violence in historical Prague and illuminates a hitherto understudied chapter of history. Limitations: The study is limited to the territory of the capital and focuses exclusively on cranial remains. Suggestions for further research: In the future, comparative research could also be conducted comparing Prague burial sites with those found in significant urban centres in the Czech lands. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project

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Continuities

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Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Paleopathology

ISSN

18799825

e-ISSN

18799817

Volume of the periodical

50

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2025

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1 - 11

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105006705764