Análise do acervo ósseo do sítio Largo da Matriz, Marechal Deodoro – AL: das patologias às fraturas

Abstract

Fractures are caused when excessive force is applied to the bones, so that they can not withstand the impact, causing bone discontinuity. The analysis of bone traumas and pathologies within Bioarchaeology has greatly contributed to the study of the way of life of past human groups. The study includes information about accidents, pathologies, episodes of violence, taphonomic factors, among others. For this, it is essential, first of all, to observe whether the fractures occurred before death (ante-mortem), during or near death (peri-mortem) or after (post-mortem). Bone and dental pathologies may reveal information about the health / disease relationship between the groups studied and the types of food they would eat, in the case of the study of dental pieces . The human burials analyzed refer to the 18th and 19th centuries and come from the Largo da Matriz site, Marechal Deodoro - AL, excavated in 2017, by archaeologists Karina Miranda, Jaciara Silva and team. A total of 11 graves were analyzed for groups IV, V and VI, with remodeled ante-mortem fractures belonging to the first two sets, as well as several post-mortem fractures in all sets, degenerative and infectious processes in the bones and some pathologies and dental wear.