hafsaas part 3

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Alexandros Tsakos 1 year ago
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@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ The reassessment of the anatomical examination of the human remains from
the five A-Group cemeteries of the proto-phase demonstrates that of the
sample of preserved and examined bodies, five individuals had died of
violence and another six individuals had survived a violent attack
(**Table 2**). The sample consisted of 167 burials, and 7 per cent of
(Table 2). The sample consisted of 167 burials, and 7 per cent of
the population was affected by violence attested in the osteological
material. Most of the injuries seem to have been caused by blunt force
violence -- most probably stone maces. However, two individuals died in
@ -784,9 +784,13 @@ attacks where sharp force violence also was used -- most likely
copper-alloy weapons. Both males and females were injured and killed in
these cemeteries (see **Appendices 1-6**).
![Burials and Violence](../static/images/hafsaas/Table2.jpg "Burials and Violence")
**~~Table 2. Burials and Vioelnce.~~**
Furthermore, ten individuals appear to have been buried without their
skull, and seventeen individuals were uncovered with their skull broken
(see **Table 2**). In the sample of 167 burials, the skull was missing
(see Table 2). In the sample of 167 burials, the skull was missing
in 6 per cent of the graves. Additionally, 10 per cent of the burials
were found with the head broken. Relevant comparative evidence from the
Bronze Age is hard to find. Most cemeteries in Lower Nubia have been

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