Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle)
A developer-funded excavation carried out on the Place Carnot in Douai (April-December 2007) revealed remains of the ancient church of Saint-Jacques (1225-1798) and its cemetery. Among the 1,857 excavated graves, it was observed that certain skeletal remains from the modern period bore traces of hum...
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| description | A developer-funded excavation carried out on the Place Carnot in Douai (April-December 2007) revealed remains of the ancient church of Saint-Jacques (1225-1798) and its cemetery. Among the 1,857 excavated graves, it was observed that certain skeletal remains from the modern period bore traces of human intervention (sawing, cutting). Study of these marks has enabled reconstruction of the procedures responsible for bone alterations. Technical actions identified were compared with those described in contemporary medical literature. On the basis of this analysis, three interpretations are discussed: embalming, autopsy and dissection. The context of the deposits and the history of the city argue in favour of dissection for teaching purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee140219e0ac4bb7bfc69e3070f6d0e82025-08-20T03:48:10ZfraOpenEditionArchéologie Médiévale0153-93372608-42282015-12-014511713010.4000/archeomed.2889Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle)William DevriendtSophie VatteoniBenoît BertrandStéphane VenetA developer-funded excavation carried out on the Place Carnot in Douai (April-December 2007) revealed remains of the ancient church of Saint-Jacques (1225-1798) and its cemetery. Among the 1,857 excavated graves, it was observed that certain skeletal remains from the modern period bore traces of human intervention (sawing, cutting). Study of these marks has enabled reconstruction of the procedures responsible for bone alterations. Technical actions identified were compared with those described in contemporary medical literature. On the basis of this analysis, three interpretations are discussed: embalming, autopsy and dissection. The context of the deposits and the history of the city argue in favour of dissection for teaching purposes.https://journals.openedition.org/archeomed/2889 |
| spellingShingle | William Devriendt Sophie Vatteoni Benoît Bertrand Stéphane Venet Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle) Archéologie Médiévale |
| title | Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle) |
| title_full | Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle) |
| title_fullStr | Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle) |
| title_short | Témoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques : le cas des ossements exhumés de l’ancienne église Saint-Jacques de Douai (Nord, xvie-xviiie siècle) |
| title_sort | temoins anthropologiques de dissections anatomiques le cas des ossements exhumes de l ancienne eglise saint jacques de douai nord xvie xviiie siecle |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/archeomed/2889 |
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