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"Wenn Kinder sterben..." : Säuglinge und Kleinkinder vom latènezeitlichen Fundplatz Basel-Gasfabrik (Kanton Basel-Stadt, Schweiz)

Rissanen, Hannele and Pichler, Sandra and Spichtig, Norbert and Alt, Kurt W. and Brönnimann, David and Knipper, Corina and Kühn, Marlu and Rentzel, Philippe and Röder, Brigitte and Schibler, Jörg and Stopp, Barbara and Vach, Werner and Warnberg, Ole and Lassau, Guido. (2013) "Wenn Kinder sterben..." : Säuglinge und Kleinkinder vom latènezeitlichen Fundplatz Basel-Gasfabrik (Kanton Basel-Stadt, Schweiz). In: Bilder - Räume - Rollen : Beiträge zur gemeinsamen Sitzung der AG Eisenzeit und der AG Geschlechterforschung während des 7. Deutschen Archäologenkongresses in Bremen 2011. Langenweissbach, pp. 127-142.

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Abstract

The La Tène site of Basel-Gasfabrik, Switzerland, with its two cemeteries comprising about 170 inhumation burials, has been under investigation for one century. Numerous skeletal remains of subadult individuals were brought to light, both from the cemeteries and the settlement area. Children in the cemeteries, who were sometimes buried in over-large pits, are more frequently furnished with grave goods than adults. The burial of one young girl also contained costume items of a grown woman. There are no sex-specific furnishings for boys. Ceramics found in the graves and those from the settlement differ in size and shape. The anthropological analysis of 31 subadult individuals has revealed that children of all ages, including fetuses, are found in both contexts. The majority of children died before the age of four. Up to now, there are no apparent differences in the health status of children found in the settlement and those from the cemeteries. Fetuses and young children from the settlement area were first identified during zooarchaeological analyses.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Altertumswissenschaften > Fachbereich Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Provinzialrömische Archäologie > Ur- und Frühgeschichte (Röder)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Umweltwissenschaften > Integrative Biologie > Integrative Prähistorische und Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie (IPNA Schünemann)
UniBasel Contributors:Pichler, Sandra L and Rissanen, Eeva Hannele and Brönnimann, David and Knipper, Corina and Kühn, Maria Luise Marlu and Rentzel, Philippe and Röder, Brigitte and Schibler, Jörg M. and Stopp, Barbara
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item
Conference or workshop item Subtype:Conference Paper
Publisher:Beier & Beran
ISBN:978-3-941171-87-9
Series Name:Beiträge zur Ur- und Frühgeschichte Mitteleuropas
Issue Number:72
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Conference paper
Language:German
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