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VO.hr:01 :: human remains

Object description: Adult. Male.

Data elements

Inventory number

VO.hr:01

Serie nummer

32935

Object

human remains

Object, Swedish

ben

Country - Findspot

Cyprus : Europe

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Cypern

Place - Findspot

Vounos.

Geographic name, alternative - Swedish

Cypern

Material

Bone

Material, Swedish

Ben

Context

Tomb 69.

Acquisition

Excavated by C.F.A Schaeffer 1932-35. The antiquarian of the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia, P. Dikaios and the french archaeologist C.F.A Schaeffer, made some inquiries to Sweden/C-M Fürst concerning osteological analysis. The material was thereafter sent to Sweden. Since Fürst passed away before further investigations was done the final analysis was made by C-H Hjortsjö.

Description

Adult. Male.

Period

E.C. (2300-1850/1800 BC)

Comments

Due to the teeth the present material may consists of two individuals.

The calvarium item consists of a glued calotte.

Keyword, Swedish

mänskliga kvarlevor

Publications

Fischer, P.M. 1986. Prehistoric Cypriotic Skulls. A medico-anthropological, archaeological and micro-analytical investigation. Studies in Mediterranean archaeology Vol. LXXV. Göteborg.

Hjortsjö, C-H. 1947. To the Knowledge of the prehistoric Craniology of Cyprus. Särteyck ur Kungl. Hum. Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund, årsberättelse 1946-1947. Lund.

Schaeffer, C.F.A. 1936. Missions en Chypre 1932-1935. Paris.

Loan out - Previously

2017.0005, Köpenhamns Universitet

Weight / Vikt

417,9

ncalvarium_sindx

359,2

ncranium_framgents_sindx

47,5

nlosa_dentes_sindx

4,0

nmandibula_sindx

4,6

nmc_dx

nvertebrae_sindx

2,6

txskeleton

Hjortsjö II

Condition

Moderate. Crumbly.

Original register

Cyprus

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