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1	Environmental factors affecting an experimental low-density mass grave near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Nagy, Michael A Unknown Date No description available. forensic anthropology taphonomy mass grave decomposition burial disturbance temperature environment human rights
2	Environmental factors affecting an experimental low-density mass grave near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Nagy, Michael A 11 1900 (has links) The investigation of mass graves involves aspects of high political, judicial, and emotional impact. Understanding how bodies held within mass graves change between the time they are deposited and the time they are discovered (the realm of forensic taphonomy) is vital for competent collection of evidence and accurate evaluation of the scene. This thesis explores these issues by detailing experimental research undertaken to better understand the affects of environmental factors on low-density, orderly placement mass graves. Issues pertaining to how decomposition of bodies in contact differs from that of single bodies, intentional disturbance, and temperature change were examined experimentally using pigs as human analogues over a period of almost one year outside of Edmonton, Canada. There are three primary avenues in which the information obtained can be applied to the real world: estimation of elapsed time since death, planning mass grave investigations and reducing evidence loss, and evaluating post-burial disturbance or intentional vandalism. forensic anthropology taphonomy mass grave decomposition burial disturbance temperature environment human rights
3	A Postclassic Maya Mass Grave From Zacpetén, Guatemala Duncan, William N., Schwarz, Kevin R. 01 January 2015 (has links) Here we present a bioarchaeological analysis of a Postclassic (ca. A.D. 950-1524) Maya mass grave from the site of Zacpetén in northern Guatemala. Osteological and spatial analyses (including a Ripley's K function) found evidence of cutting, drilling, and grinding of long bones and teeth as well as the intentional removal and manipulation of skeletal elements based on the left or right sides of the body. The remains were enveloped in layers of cut blocks and fist-sized chunks of white limestone and were placed in a depression on the western side of the ceremonial core of the site. The western orientation of the depression was explicitly associated with the underworld in contrast with the temple on the eastern side of the ceremonial core. The grave was the product of exhumation and violation of enemies' bodies, sacrifice, or the burial of war dead (or some combination thereof) and was created when the Kowoj group emerged as a political force in the Petén lakes region. It served to symbolically rupture the past inhabitants' links to the site and to create an enduring symbol of their defeat. mass grave postclassic maya Ripley's K function ritual violence Zacpetén Sociology and Anthropology
4	Vikings’ demise on foreign soil – a case of ethnic cleansing? : The discovery of two mass graves containing the remains of Scandinavians in Anglo-Saxon England / Vikingars bortgång i främmande land - ett fall av etnisk rensning? : Upptäckten av två massgravar innehållande kvarlevorna av skandinaver i anglosaxiska England Josefsson Bernhardsdotter, Eva January 2012 (has links) The discovery of two mass graves in England in 2010 containing the remains of Scandinavian men in their prime from the Viking age against the historical backdrop of Anglo-Saxon England has elicited questions as to whether or not they were victims of ethnic cleansing. Literature studies combined with the results from the post-excavation analyses render the conclusion that the victims in the grave, most likely, were not subjected to ethnic cleansing. It is more plausible that they were Scandinavian mercenaries who were executed during an intense period where a failing England was desperately paying for its own conquest with the Danegeld. The historical documents give the impression that a nation-wide genocide against Danes took place, however the archaeological material and analyses do not fully support this scenario. / Mot bakgrunden av den anglosaxiska perioden i England har upptäckten 2010 i England av två massgravar innehållande kvarlevor av vikingatida skandinaviska män väckt frågor om huruvida offren var utsatta för etnisk rensning. Resultat från analyser av materialet från utgrävningarna i kombination med litteraturstudier leder till slutsatsen att individerna i graven sannolikt inte var offer för etnisk rensning. Det förefaller mer troligt att männen var legosoldater vilka avrättades under den intensiva period då det skuldtyngda England betalade stora summor danagäld till vikingarna. I de historiska källorna beskrivs hur massmord av daner ägde rum över hela landet, dock finns det inget i det arkeologiska materialet eller i analysresultaten som stöder en sådan händelseutveckling. Vikings Anglo-Saxons England ethnic cleansing mass grave St Brice’s day Scandinavia isotope analysis vikingar anglosaxer England etnisk rensning massgrav Sankt Brice Skandinavien isotopanalys
5	Concerning Mass Graves : The use, development and identities within mass graves during the Scandinavian Iron age and Middle ages. Frisk, Mattias January 2015 (has links) This master thesis deals with the subject of mass graves as a result of war and violence; how, where and why they are created, what they represent and how they are used throughout the Scandinavian Iron Age and Middle Ages. To analyze and discuss these questions, I have used nine case studies as well as several literary sources such as Beowulf, Tacitus and Jordanes. To further increase the depth of this discussion and to help us understand the mass graves themselves, I have also included subject of warfare in the form of a walkthrough of violence and social psychology. Together, these pieces have helped me form the basis for an analysis and discussion of the three acts I have created: The Ingroup act of deposition, The Outgroup act of deposition and the Triumph act of deposition. Iron Age Middle age mass grave beowulf social identity warfare violence weapon deposition Järnålder Medeltid Massgrav Beowulf våld sociala identiteter krigföring vapendeponi
6	Das Leben in der napoleonischen Armee - interdisziplinäre Untersuchung eines Massengrabs aus Kassel, Hessen / The life in the napoleonic army - interdisciplinary investigation of a mass grave from Kassel, Hesse von Grumbkow, Philipp 23 October 2013 (has links) No description available. 570 alte DNA Massengrab napoleonische Armee Typhus Y-chromosomale DNA ancient DNA mass grave Y-chromosomal haplotypes bacterial DNA typhoid fever napoleonic era Biologie (PPN619462639)
7	Ave Imperii, mortui salutamus te: Redefining Roman Imperialism on the Limes through a Bioarchaeological Study of Human Remains from the Village of Oymaagac, Turkey Marklein, Kathryn Elaine, Marklein 02 August 2018 (has links) No description available. Ancient History Ancient Civilizations Archaeology Classical Studies Epidemiology Human Remains Middle Eastern History Pathology
8	Barnskrik i Hades? : Attityder till döda spädbarn i antika Grekland. / Screaming babies in Hades? : Attitudes to dead infants in ancient Greece. Svedlund, Sofie January 2020 (has links) In Homer’s work Iliad, Achilles is harassed in the sleep by the ghost of his friend Patroclus who demands a burial by him to be able to find peace. From this we get an understanding of how important it was for the ancient Greeks that their dead were given a proper burial for the soul to enter Hades and be able to find peace. If the deceased body was not buried, the soul became restless that harassed and had the power to harm the living. Infants belong to the group of individuals that do not appear to have had any consistent way of how to deal with them after they died. Some of them did not receive anything even close to a burial that a deceased adult would have received. Why infants were handled differently in certain contexts and locations is a mystery and begs the question of whether they were not considered to be people when they died and what was required to be considered worthy of a funeral when being dead. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether infants ended up in Hades or not, with the ancient Greeks' view of death and dead bodies as a theoretical starting point. To fulfill the purpose, the following questions were asked; how were dead infants handled? Were they considered to be 'real' individuals? How do the dead infants relate to the notions of becoming restless dead? To be able to answer these questions, I researched material from three different categories of evidence. The discussion has been divided into archaeological, iconographical, and literary sources. There are many different answers to the questions of this thesis as the different sorts of source material indicate diverse answers and attitudes to infants. It all probably depends on the different geographical places, economy, and status in society. These different answers also generate different attitudes to infants and whether they in fact were a real person. But through this thesis I have displayed factors that can support my theory about infants in Hades and that they – in worst case scenario – could end up like restless dead. Mass grave Agora Athens child burials infanticide Hekate Demeter infant-graves infant death Hades Kylindra Messene Eretria Euboia restless dead demons Greek vase-paintings gravestelai Ampharete aoroi amphidromia massgrav aten athen agora infanticid spädbarnsgrav rastlösa döda demoner demoner grekland grekiska demoner grekiska vaser barngravar Antikvetenskap

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