Eastern Roman mounted archers and extraordinary medico-surgical interventions at Paliokastro in Thasos Island during the Protobyzantine period : the historical and medical history records and the archaeo-anthropological evidence /: the historical and medical history records and the archaeo-anthropological evidence. (2020)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Eastern Roman mounted archers and extraordinary medico-surgical interventions at Paliokastro in Thasos Island during the Protobyzantine period : the historical and medical history records and the archaeo-anthropological evidence /: the historical and medical history records and the archaeo-anthropological evidence. (2020)
- Main Title:
- Eastern Roman mounted archers and extraordinary medico-surgical interventions at Paliokastro in Thasos Island during the Protobyzantine period : the historical and medical history records and the archaeo-anthropological evidence
- Further Information:
- Note: Anagnostis P. Agelarakis.
- Authors:
- Agelarakis, Anagnostis P, 1956-
- Contents:
- Introduction ; The archaeological site, finds, relative dating, project overview ; The anthropological record and aspects of burial practices ; Taphonomy and Skeletal Preservation ; Analysis of Anthropological Material ; Dental Anthropology ; Reconstructions of ante mortem kinetics indicative of habitual/occupational tasks ; Palaeopathology of trauma cases and the footprint of an experienced physician-surgeon ; Precedents in early Greek, and Roman medical history for the treatment on limb fractures ; Palaeopathological assessments of infectious complications ; About the physician-surgeon, the Ιητρείον, and the context of Paliokastro ; Paliokastro (the old fort) and the aim for the prosopography of its female and male riders ; Mounted archers of Paliokastro ; Historical references on the Roman army and the ProtoByzantine mounted archer/lancer ; Reflections on archery, and the type and capacity of bows and arrows used by the Roman mounted archer in battle versus these of the 'barbarian' enemies ; Historical references on Roman enemies and their invasions in the region of Thasos: Antae, Avars, Bulgars, Huns, Sclaveni, Kutrigurs ; Historical references on barbarian raids and their consequences in Thrace and Macedonia ; Towards a chronology of events for the harassment of Thasos by enemy incursions ; Archaeological evidence of catastrophic events in Thasos during the ProtoByzantine period ; Aiming towards concluding remarks on the ProtoByzantine 'Paliokastrétes' ; The case studyIntroduction ; The archaeological site, finds, relative dating, project overview ; The anthropological record and aspects of burial practices ; Taphonomy and Skeletal Preservation ; Analysis of Anthropological Material ; Dental Anthropology ; Reconstructions of ante mortem kinetics indicative of habitual/occupational tasks ; Palaeopathology of trauma cases and the footprint of an experienced physician-surgeon ; Precedents in early Greek, and Roman medical history for the treatment on limb fractures ; Palaeopathological assessments of infectious complications ; About the physician-surgeon, the Ιητρείον, and the context of Paliokastro ; Paliokastro (the old fort) and the aim for the prosopography of its female and male riders ; Mounted archers of Paliokastro ; Historical references on the Roman army and the ProtoByzantine mounted archer/lancer ; Reflections on archery, and the type and capacity of bows and arrows used by the Roman mounted archer in battle versus these of the 'barbarian' enemies ; Historical references on Roman enemies and their invasions in the region of Thasos: Antae, Avars, Bulgars, Huns, Sclaveni, Kutrigurs ; Historical references on barbarian raids and their consequences in Thrace and Macedonia ; Towards a chronology of events for the harassment of Thasos by enemy incursions ; Archaeological evidence of catastrophic events in Thasos during the ProtoByzantine period ; Aiming towards concluding remarks on the ProtoByzantine 'Paliokastrétes' ; The case study of the Wounded Caballarius' head/neck pathology, the ways of the cranial surgery and trephination, and few palaeopathological reflections ; Acknowledgements. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (iv, 50 pages), illustrations (colour)
- Subjects:
- 939.11
Medicine -- Rome -- History
Thasos Island (Greece) -- Antiquities
Rome -- History, Military -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781789696028
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781789696011
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 5, 2020). - Access Rights:
- Open access.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.561652
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