Use of the radiocarbon method for dating of skeletal remains of a mass grave (Brno, the Czech Republic)

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Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica Pub Date : 2020-01-10 DOI:10.1007/s11200-019-1217-4

Kateřina Vymazalová, Lenka Vargová, Ladislava Horáčková, Jiří Kala, Michal Přichystal, Ivo Světlík, Kateřina Pachnerová Brabcová, Veronika Brychová

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Abstract

The dating of skeletal remains in archaeology is difficult, especially at findings without burial equipment. In this case, apart from literary and iconographic sources, anthropological and palaeopathological analyses, the radiocarbon dating method can also be used. We present an example where we used this procedure in the dating of the skeletal remains of an anonymous recent mass grave, found in the cellars of one of the houses in Brno (Czech Republic). On the basis of an assessment of the archaeological and anthropological context, in combination with radiocarbon dating, it could be concluded that the found skeletal remains were most likely of soldiers who died in the provisional military hospital as a result of injury or infection after the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. An alternative hypothesis, that they are the remains of soldiers who died in the Battle of Hradec Králové in 1866, was excluded by radiocarbon dating.

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使用放射性碳法测定万人坑遗骸的年代(布尔诺，捷克共和国)

考古学中骨骼遗骸的年代测定是困难的，特别是在没有埋葬设备的发现中。在这种情况下，除了文学和图像来源，人类学和古病理学分析，放射性碳定年法也可以使用。我们举了一个例子，我们在布尔诺(捷克共和国)一所房子的地下室里发现的一个匿名的集体坟墓的骨骼遗骸的年代测定中使用了这个程序。根据对考古和人类学背景的评估，结合放射性碳定年法，可以得出结论，发现的骨骼遗骸很可能是1805年奥斯特里茨战役后因受伤或感染而死于临时军事医院的士兵。另一种假设是，它们是1866年赫拉德克战役中死亡的士兵遗骸Králové，但放射性碳年代测定法排除了这种假设。

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Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 地学-地球化学与地球物理

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1.90

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Studia geophysica et geodaetica is an international journal covering all aspects of geophysics, meteorology and climatology, and of geodesy. Published by the Institute of Geophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, it has a long tradition, being published quarterly since 1956. Studia publishes theoretical and methodological contributions, which are of interest for academia as well as industry. The journal offers fast publication of contributions in regular as well as topical issues.