Sepolture infantili del VI-VII secolo nel Quartiere Ellenistico-Romano di Agrigento. Osservazioni preliminari

Translated title of the contribution: Child burials of the VI-VII century in the Hellenistic-Roman quarter of Agrigento. Preliminary observations

Maria Concetta Parello, Maria Serena Rizzo, Zelia Di Giuseppe, Raffaele Fanelli, Michelle Marie Alexander

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Abstract

We present in this paper some infant burials investigated during two recent excavations campaigns carried out in the
residential district of the Hellenistic and Roman town of Akragas/Agrigentum, where a necropolis developed in the 6 th
and 7 th century. The tombs, made of stone slabs, were found into some rooms of the ancient domus. Each tomb
contained multiple burials, of individuals buried at the same or at different times. Children were 37,5% of the
individuals; they were buried both in tombs used also for adults and in tombs exclusively intended for infant burials. We
We have not yet performed paleopathological analysis, but the anthropological investigation about two of the skeletal
remains of children allowed interesting observations about their health.
Translated title of the contributionChild burials of the VI-VII century in the Hellenistic-Roman quarter of Agrigento. Preliminary observations
Original languageItalian
Title of host publicationUna favola breve. Archeologia e antropologia per la storia dell’infanzia
EditorsClaudia Lambrugo
PublisherEdizioni All’Insegna del Giglio s.a.s
Chapter12
Pages101-108
Number of pages7
Volume4
ISBN (Electronic)9788878148918
ISBN (Print)9788878148901
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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