2013
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2304
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Rare Types of Trephination from Hungary Shed New Light on Possible Cross-cultural Connections in the Carpathian Basin

Abstract: Symbolic or incomplete trephinations are very common in Hungary in 9th–11thcentury AD skeletal series connected to early Hungarians, although they also occur in the preceding Avar Age (6th–9th c. AD) material. During the compilation of a database of regional cranial modification data, the authors found rare almond‐shaped symbolic trephinations in both periods, while these had formerly only been reported in Early Hungarian series. In this study, the new almond‐shaped lesions are described along with other symbo… Show more

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“…Besides rather small round to oval lesions, there were also larger oval or almond‐shaped defects, which were of quite similar shape to those presented here (cf. Bereczki et al, , Figure ). A link with old Turkish and Chinese healing practices has been proposed for these early medieval finds, which were transferred to symbolic‐ritual interventions (Bereczki et al, ; Jordanov et al, ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…Besides rather small round to oval lesions, there were also larger oval or almond‐shaped defects, which were of quite similar shape to those presented here (cf. Bereczki et al, , Figure ). A link with old Turkish and Chinese healing practices has been proposed for these early medieval finds, which were transferred to symbolic‐ritual interventions (Bereczki et al, ; Jordanov et al, ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Numerous cranial vault manipulations interpreted as incomplete trepanations were identified in a series of early medieval skeletons from Hungary and Bulgaria (Bereczki et al, ; Jordanov et al, ). Most of the lesions were located along the sagittal suture and around the bregma (Bereczki et al, ). Besides rather small round to oval lesions, there were also larger oval or almond‐shaped defects, which were of quite similar shape to those presented here (cf.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In all time periods, the lesions are mostly located in the ossa parietalia (Bennike, 2003;Bereczki et al, 2015;Roberts and Manchester, 1995;Silva, 2003;Weber and Czarnetzki, 2001). Throughout Europe, most cases are Neolithic (Roberts and Manchester, 1995;Verano and Finger, 2010).…”
Section: Trepanation In Ancient Timesmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…no. 2836, 40-60 years, male): one slightly healed, circumcised lesion, one perimortem lesion with exposed diploe and one long-healed cut-out lesion (taken from Lipták and Marcsik, 1971; photo taken from Bereczki et al 2013). B: four well-healed symbolic trephinations along the coronal suture of the Hencida skull (inv.…”
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confidence: 99%