In this paper we present the preliminary data resulting from the bioarcheological study of a sample of 40 individuals belonging to the medieval cemetery of Badia Pozzeveri (Lucca, Tuscany). The individuals studied can be related to two distinct cemetery periods, the for mer preceding the foundation of the monastery (11th century), the latter coinciding with the time after the construction of the Camaldolese Abbey of San Pietro di Pozzeveri (12th 13th centuries). This study has allowed us to define the population buried in the church yard of Pozzeveri between the 11th and 13th centuries as a group of distinguished lay peo ple of the local rural society
The cemetery of San Pietro di Pozzeveri, Lucca. Bioarchaeology and funerary archaeology of a medieval monastic churchyard (11th-13th centuries)
Antonio Fornaciari;Alessio Amaro;Letizia Cavallini;Francesco Coschino;Valentina Giuffra
2022-01-01
Abstract
In this paper we present the preliminary data resulting from the bioarcheological study of a sample of 40 individuals belonging to the medieval cemetery of Badia Pozzeveri (Lucca, Tuscany). The individuals studied can be related to two distinct cemetery periods, the for mer preceding the foundation of the monastery (11th century), the latter coinciding with the time after the construction of the Camaldolese Abbey of San Pietro di Pozzeveri (12th 13th centuries). This study has allowed us to define the population buried in the church yard of Pozzeveri between the 11th and 13th centuries as a group of distinguished lay peo ple of the local rural societyI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
