通过多光谱成像揭示古代努比亚的纹身传统
Anne Austin1, Brenda J Baker2, Tatijana M Jovanović3
1Department of History, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63122.
概括
古代努比亚人的遗骸揭示了不同时期的纹身习惯. 一项对1048人进行的系统调查发现了27人的纹身,在中世纪基督教时代注意到了变化.
科学领域:
- 生物考古学的生物考古学
- 古病理学 古病理学
- 古代历史 古代历史 古代历史
背景情况:
- 古代努比亚的纹身证据已经确立,但缺乏关于技术,图案和人口统计的系统比较研究.
- 之前的研究还没有全面分析纹身应用方法,设计或整个努比亚历史上纹身个体的特征.
研究的目的:
- 系统地调查和比较古代努比亚人群的纹身实践,包括应用技术和图案.
- 确定纹身个体的人口统计,并识别随着时间的推移纹身的变化,特别是比较Meroitic和中世纪时期.
主要方法:
- 在三个地点调查了1,048个人类遗骸,从梅罗伊特时期到中世纪时期 (公元前350年至公元1400年),分别为:塞姆纳南方,库鲁布纳尔蒂和基尼法布学校.
- 利用多光谱成像来识别纹身图案和在足够保护皮肤的人身上应用技术.
主要成果:
- 在研究期间,记录了27名个人 (两性,婴儿到老年人) 的纹身.
- 在中世纪基督教时期观察到纹身图案和方法的明显转变.
- 发现至少19%的Kulubnarti个人显示纹身,突出了某些人群的流行.
结论:
- 系统的调查对于发现和理解古代纹身实践至关重要.
- 在古努比亚,纹身是广泛的年龄范围和人口谱的实践.
- 努比亚纹身传统的显著演变发生在梅罗伊特和中世纪基督教时代之间.
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