Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - INFERRING INDIGENOUS LIFE:
THE HUMAN GROUP OF BAUCINA, SICILY
(CA. VII–V CENTURIES BCE)
AU  - Fiorentino C
AU  - Sìneo L
Y1  - 2025
VL  - 63
IS  - 3
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 131
EP  - 144
KW  - Bio-Anthropology – Sicans – Paleopathology
N2  - 
N2  - The anthropological study of archaeological skeletal remains is a fundamental approach to defining the
state of health and well-being of ancient populations. In this perspective, this work illustrates the first results of the study
of a sample attributed to an indigenous Sicanian population from the necropolis of Baucina (Palermo, Sicily), a settlement
dated between 7th–5th centuries BCE. The remains were found inside a large artificial cave tomb which is distinguished
by its monumentality and number of occupants, which amounts to fifty-nine individuals, a significant number for
a population of this period. Consequently, it was decided to proceed with the study of the sample, applying anthropological
methodologies for the definition of demography, paleopathological aspects, entheseal changes and non-metric traits.
The results obtained provide important data concerning individual pathologies and variants of the skeletal morphology,
both in adults and non-adults: for instance, individuals show osteomas, porous skeletal lesions, musculoskeletal stress
markers. This study represents one of the first concerning the bio-anthropology sphere of Sicanian communities,
reporting new insights regarding the lifestyle and health status in Baucina.
ER  -