Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)

The necropolis discovered in the Cloister of the El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Northern Spain) consists of a group of 63 burials, with a total of 75 individuals, 55 adults, 4 youths and 16 children between 0 and 13 years old. Historical documents dating from the time when this necropolis was us...

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Main Authors: Maria Dolorès Garralda, Jesus Herrerín, Bernard Vandermeersch
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Language:English
Published: Société d'Anthropologie de Paris 2002-12-01
Series:Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/275
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description The necropolis discovered in the Cloister of the El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Northern Spain) consists of a group of 63 burials, with a total of 75 individuals, 55 adults, 4 youths and 16 children between 0 and 13 years old. Historical documents dating from the time when this necropolis was used (in the 17th and 18th centuries), point to this area as a cemetery for “…poor mendicants…”. The study of the pathologies of this human group corroborates these data, since several of the individuals suffered from a loss of movement preventing them from carrying out any physical work. This paper focuses on the paleopathological study of three infantile skeletons, particularly interesting since they reflect the hard living conditions and/or important alterations in the development of these beggar children.
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spelling doaj-art-a09b4dd5a81a42ecb76b360f922b854b2025-01-30T11:27:51ZengSociété d'Anthropologie de ParisBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris1777-54692002-12-0114410.4000/bmsap.275Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)Maria Dolorès GarraldaJesus HerrerínBernard VandermeerschThe necropolis discovered in the Cloister of the El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Northern Spain) consists of a group of 63 burials, with a total of 75 individuals, 55 adults, 4 youths and 16 children between 0 and 13 years old. Historical documents dating from the time when this necropolis was used (in the 17th and 18th centuries), point to this area as a cemetery for “…poor mendicants…”. The study of the pathologies of this human group corroborates these data, since several of the individuals suffered from a loss of movement preventing them from carrying out any physical work. This paper focuses on the paleopathological study of three infantile skeletons, particularly interesting since they reflect the hard living conditions and/or important alterations in the development of these beggar children.https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/275paleopathologymodern eratraumaricketsmyelomeningoceledental agenesis
spellingShingle Maria Dolorès Garralda
Jesus Herrerín
Bernard Vandermeersch
Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)
Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris
paleopathology
modern era
trauma
rickets
myelomeningocele
dental agenesis
title Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)
title_full Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)
title_fullStr Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)
title_short Child pathology in the mendicants’ necropolis of El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain)
title_sort child pathology in the mendicants necropolis of el burgo de osma cathedral soria spain
topic paleopathology
modern era
trauma
rickets
myelomeningocele
dental agenesis
url https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/275
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