Evaluation of chemical composition of cribra orbitalia from post-medieval children graves (Olomouc, Czech Republic)

IF 0.6 4区历史学 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY

Praehistorische Zeitschrift Pub Date : 2022-09-07 DOI:10.1515/pz-2022-2045

Lukáš Kučera, Markéta Lundová, Lukáš Šín, Hana Dehnerová, Radka Pechancová, O. Kurka, P. Bednář

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Abstract

Abstract During an archaeological rescue excavation in center of city Olomouc (Moravia region, Czech Republic) several graves were found. Those graves were a part of a defunct cemetery situated in the area surrounding a church of St. Peter and Paul. The research was focused on analysis of 13 children’s skull samples affected by a chronical pathology known as “cribra orbitalia” (CO). X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were used to examine differences in the samples with respect to an individual’s age, degree of porosity (representing the progress of CO) and other observed pathologies. Both techniques proved that the ratio of calcium to iron gradually increases with the age of the child without regard to the degree of CO damage. Moreover, the ICP-MS data were evaluated using principal component analysis, which pointed out that the highest contents of Pb were found in samples from individuals suffering from rickets. The preliminary results reveal that more research on this pathology should be performed – not only for post-medieval individuals but also in prehistorical ones.

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中世纪后儿童坟墓（捷克共和国奥洛穆克）中圆唇筛的化学成分评估

在捷克共和国摩拉维亚地区奥洛穆茨市中心的一次考古救援挖掘中，发现了几个坟墓。这些坟墓是位于圣彼得和保罗教堂周围地区的一个废弃墓地的一部分。这项研究的重点是分析13名儿童的头骨样本，这些样本受到一种被称为“眶嵴”的慢性病理的影响。使用x射线荧光光谱法(XRF)和电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)来检查样品在个体年龄、孔隙度(代表CO的进展)和其他观察到的病理方面的差异。两种技术都证明，钙与铁的比例随着儿童年龄的增长而逐渐增加，而不考虑CO损伤的程度。此外，利用主成分分析对ICP-MS数据进行了评价，结果表明，佝偻病患者的样品中Pb含量最高。初步结果表明，不仅对中世纪后的个体，而且对史前个体，应该对这种病理学进行更多的研究。

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期刊介绍： The Praehistorische Zeitschrift is regarded as one of the most renowned German publications in the area of Prehistory and Ancient History. In keeping with its traditional mission, it presents detailed accounts of the most recent research conducted in Europe. The geographical emphasis is placed on Eastern, South-Eastern and Northern Central Europe. A comprehensive review section deals with recent German and international monographs from the field of prehistoric archaeology. Contributions are published in German, English or French, with a brief abstract in the other two languages; if necessary, a summary is provided in the author"s native language.