Papers by Hannele Rissanen
Der vielgestaltige Umgang mit Toten ist ein auffälliges Charakteristikum der Spätlatènezeit. Die ... more Der vielgestaltige Umgang mit Toten ist ein auffälliges Charakteristikum der Spätlatènezeit. Die protourbane Siedlung Basel-Gasfabrik bietet mit zwei Körpergräberfeldern sowie vollständigen Skeletten und isolierten Knochen aus Siedlungskontexten ideale Vorraussetzungen, Hypothesen zur Totenbehandlung zu entwickeln und zu überprüfen. Die demographische Struktur der Individuen von den Gräberfeldern zeigt, dass hier ein repräsentativer Ausschnitt der ehemaligen Lebendbevölkerung vorliegt. Zahlreiche Kindergräber belegen eine hohe Kindersterblichkeit. Beigaben wie Keramikgefässe, eiserne Fibeln, Glasperlen usw. finden sich häufiger in Gräbern von Kindern als von Erwachsenen. In der Siedlung sind unter den vollständigen Skeletten aus Gruben und Brunnen ebenso wie unter den isolierten Knochen jüngere Individuen unterrepräsentiert. Zahlreiche isolierte Skelettelemente weisen Spuren peri- und postmortaler Manipulationen wie Carnivorenverbiss, Schnitt- und Brandspuren auf. Andere Knochen wur...
In over a century of exploration, the Basel-Gasfabrik La Tène site has yielded not only a wealth ... more In over a century of exploration, the Basel-Gasfabrik La Tène site has yielded not only a wealth of
artefacts but also a large number of human skeletal remains, both from the two associated burial
grounds and from the settlement itself. Among these are many children. In the burial grounds, adults
and children were inhumed lying on their backs in a roughly S-N orientation. Children were furnished
with grave goods in greater number, variety and frequency than adults, reflecting an appreciation
of the young members of the community regardless of the high child mortality rate. One girl
had remarkably rich grave goods, some of which were child sized, some the size for a grown woman.
In the settlement children were generally buried along with adults. Only very young children were
sometimes deposited by themselves in various features. The majority of the children both from the
burial grounds and the settlement died before the age of four and many show signs of deficiency and
infections.
Hardcover Edition: ISBN 978-1-78297-723-0 Digital Edition: ISBN 978-1-78297-724-7 Hardcover Editi... more Hardcover Edition: ISBN 978-1-78297-723-0 Digital Edition: ISBN 978-1-78297-724-7 Hardcover Edition: ISBN 978-1-78297-723-0 Digital Edition: ISBN 978-1-78297-724-7
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artefacts but also a large number of human skeletal remains, both from the two associated burial
grounds and from the settlement itself. Among these are many children. In the burial grounds, adults
and children were inhumed lying on their backs in a roughly S-N orientation. Children were furnished
with grave goods in greater number, variety and frequency than adults, reflecting an appreciation
of the young members of the community regardless of the high child mortality rate. One girl
had remarkably rich grave goods, some of which were child sized, some the size for a grown woman.
In the settlement children were generally buried along with adults. Only very young children were
sometimes deposited by themselves in various features. The majority of the children both from the
burial grounds and the settlement died before the age of four and many show signs of deficiency and
infections.
Papers 2009 by Hannele Rissanen
Articles by Hannele Rissanen
artefacts but also a large number of human skeletal remains, both from the two associated burial
grounds and from the settlement itself. Among these are many children. In the burial grounds, adults
and children were inhumed lying on their backs in a roughly S-N orientation. Children were furnished
with grave goods in greater number, variety and frequency than adults, reflecting an appreciation
of the young members of the community regardless of the high child mortality rate. One girl
had remarkably rich grave goods, some of which were child sized, some the size for a grown woman.
In the settlement children were generally buried along with adults. Only very young children were
sometimes deposited by themselves in various features. The majority of the children both from the
burial grounds and the settlement died before the age of four and many show signs of deficiency and
infections.