A case of Avar period trepanation from Croatia

The Avar period cemetery of Nuštar, situated in continental Croatia, is dated to the 8th and the beginning of the 9th century. Rescue archaeological excavation yielded 196 burials. During analysis of human skeletal remains, an individual with a large cranial lesion caused by trepanation was found. T...

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Main Authors: Premužić Zrinka, Rajić Šikanjić Petra, Rapan Papeša Anita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2016-12-01
Series:Anthropological Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/anre-2016-0034