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An Exceptional Case of Healed Vertebral Wound with Trapped Bronze Arrowhead: Analysis of a 7th–6th c. bc Individual from Central Kazakhstan

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Projectile injury caused by an arrow shot is a common skeletal marker of interpersonal violence in archaeological populations. The injuries of the spine were usually fatal. Only few reports on healing of the vertebra pierced by flint arrowpoint can be found in bioarchaeological literature. This paper presents an exceptional case of a healed trapped bronze arrowhead wound in the spine of a 7th–6th c. bc elite nomad from Central Kazakhstan. Computed radiography and tomography as well non‐destructive X‐ray fluorescence spectrometry provide detailed information about the context and mechanism of the injury. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

DOI: 10.1002/oa.2470

Authors: S. S. Tur, S. V. Svyatko, A. Z. Beisenov, A. A. Tishkin

Institutions: Altai State University, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh.Margulan

Language: English

Topic: Paleopathology and ancient diseases

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Tomsk State University