NOSILA RÚŠKO? OSTEOARCHEOLOGICKÝ ROZBOR HROBU ZO SÍDLISKA ZO STARŠEJ DOBY BRONZOVEJ V ZBEHOCH

• Authors: Hukeľová Zuzana , Bielichová Zora , Krošláková Mária , Daňová Klaudia , Cheben Michal

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Did she wear a face mask? Osteoarchaeological analysis of burial from the Early Bronze Age settlement in Zbehy

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The osteoarchaeological study analyses and attempts to interpret an unusual find from an Early Bronze Age settlement burial in Zbehy (Nitra district, Slovakia). An artefact made of hollow bone shafts of birds and a hare was discovered on the face of a female aged 35–45 years. The woman probably suffered from chronic rhinosinusitis and severe dental problems, implying that the artefact may have served as a face mask. Due to the lack of archaeological analogies, the interpretation of the function of the artefact from Zbehy remains open for discussion.

Keywords

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SLOVAKIA; EARLY BRONZE AGE; BURIAL; OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY; FACE MASK

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Slovenská archeológia (Slovak Archaeology)
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 68
• Issue: suppl 1
• Pages: 225 – 236

Contributors

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Hukeľová Zuzana

• Archeologický ústav SAV, Akademická 2, 949 21 Nitra, Slovak Republic

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Bielichová Zora

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Krošláková Mária

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Daňová Klaudia

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Cheben Michal

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/slovarch.2020.suppl.1.18