Non-invasive morphological studies of a tomographic dataset of Funerary Urns from the Middle Balsas region in Michoacán, Mexico

Gastélum-Strozzi, Alfonso; Peláez‐Ballestas, Ingris; Castro, Araceli Cue; Rodríguez, Patricia; Dena, Ernesto; Trujano, Ruby López; Punzo-Díaz, José Luis

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102053

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“…The most recent research results are dominated by strontium isotope analyses, which lead to the verification of the autochthonous/allochthonous origin of particular individuals discovered at a given cemetery [50][51][52][53][54]. Another intensively researched issue reflects the growing interest in non-invasive studies and visualization of entire fills of preserved urns [7,[14][15][16][55][56][57].…”

Section: Analyses Of Burnt Osteological Remainsmentioning

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Let’s make a mess, maybe no one will notice. The impact of bioturbation activity on the urn fill condition

Hałuszko

Kadej

Gmyrek³

et al. 2022

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The research was carried out at the cremation cemetery of the Lusatian culture in Wtórek, Ostrów Wielkopolski district, Wielkopolska province, Poland. Contrary to the so-far-studied topics related to the CT imaging of burnt bones and their virtual exploration, we concentrated on the analysis of the structures formed by the soil fauna activity in the fills of urns and additional vessels, and reconstruction of the dynamics of the ecosystem variability within the cemetery area based on thereof. We also demonstrated the impact of macrofaunal activity on stratigraphy and bone fragmentation. From the total of 222 excavated burials in 18 urns and one additional vessel, the remains of macrofauna or its bioturbation activity were identified. Out of 19 vessels subjected to CT examinations, traces of macrofaunal activity were demonstrated in 13: in five vessels animal bioturbative activity was not observed and in one, observations was impossible (due to significant metal-related artifacts). In two vessels both macrofaunal remains and traces of activity were identified. Discovered bioturbations were associated with specific species or genera. Nests or their parts of the genus Geotrupes sp. beetles were the most frequently observed traces of macrofaunal activity. Tunnels and aestivation chambers of earthworms and chambers of the genus Harpalus sp. beetles filled with Setaria sp. caryopses were discovered. The chitinous parts of other insects and the humerus bones of the vole of the genus Microtus sp. were also identified. It was shown, especially due to the non-destructive method, that rodents activity had the most destructive effect on the bone stratigraphy as well as on the movement and fragmentation of the burnt bones. The chances of visualizing bioturbations decreased with time since their creation. The process of disappearance of traces of macrofaunal activity concerned both traces of rodent activity and nests set up by Geotrupes sp. and other species.

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Section: Analyses Of Burnt Osteological Remainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Let’s make a mess, maybe no one will notice. The impact of bioturbation activity on the urn fill condition

Hałuszko

Kadej

Gmyrek³

et al. 2022

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Possibilities of Application the Computer Tomography in the Study of Skeletonized Human Remains

Шведчикова¹,

Дуброва²,

Спиридонов³

2020

Lučevaâ diagn. ter.

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Введение. Работа посвящена возможности использования метода компьютерной томографии для проведения судебномедицинской экспертизы скелетированных останков человека. Цель исследования: оценить возможности использования компьютерной томографии при экспертизе скелета человека с плохой сохранностью костной ткани, выявить возможность определения характера травматических повреждений, а также рассмотреть плотность костей различных отделов скелета. Материалы и методы. Объектом исследования стали останки участника Наполеоновской кампании 1812 года генерала Гюдена, обнаруженные в результате раскопок в г. Смоленске в 2019 г. Магнитно-резонансная томография выполнялась на томографе фирмы «Philips Medical Systems» в два этапа. Результаты. Описаны прижизненные и посмертные травмы, определена плотность костной ткани. Заключение. Посмертная томография -это максимально неинвазивный способ изучения скелетированных останков плохой сохранности при невозможности полной очистки от грунта, который позволяет определить характер прижизненных и посмертных повреждений костей скелета. Ключевые слова: посмертная компьютерная томография cкелетированных останков, виртопсия, взрывная травма, ампутация конечностей, Наполеоновские войны

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Non-invasive morphological studies of a tomographic dataset of Funerary Urns from the Middle Balsas region in Michoacán, Mexico

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Let’s make a mess, maybe no one will notice. The impact of bioturbation activity on the urn fill condition

Let’s make a mess, maybe no one will notice. The impact of bioturbation activity on the urn fill condition

Possibilities of Application the Computer Tomography in the Study of Skeletonized Human Remains

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