La Valle dei Templi in epoca medievale. Caratterizzazione antropologica e paleopatologica delle sepolture antistanti il Tempio della Concordia

A bio-archaeological study of 14 medieval burials near the Temple of Concordia in Agrigento, Sicily, reveals significant heterogeneity in age groups and identifies pathological alterations, including Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH), particularly in mature individuals. The research utilized anthropological diagnostic techniques to reconstruct biological profiles, estimating sex, age at death, height, and occupational stress markers despite the poor conservation state of some remains. While the sample size is not representative of the entire medieval population of Agrigento, these findings provide preliminary insights into population dynamics and health conditions during this period.

Fiorentino, C., Miccichè, R., Caminneci, V., Rizzo, M. S., Di Giuseppe, Z., Ficarra, S., & Sineo, L. (2021). La Valle dei Templi in epoca medievale. Caratterizzazione antropologica e paleopatologica delle sepolture antistanti il Tempio della Concordia. Archivio per l’Antropologia E La Etnologia, 151, 139–164. https://doi.org/10.36253/aae-2248