Open AccessA South American embalmed head
Author(s) -
Rudi Lallo,
Roberto Testi,
Massimo Massimelli,
Raffaella Bianucci,
Rosa Boano,
Ε. Rabino Massa
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of biological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-0230
pISSN - 1826-8838
DOI - 10.4081/jbr.2005.10120
Subject(s) - embalming , head (geology) , medicine , anatomy , biology , paleontology
The embalmed head of a young South American man is housed in the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Turin. This man, who suffered a violent facial trauma, was intentionally beheaded after his death, and his head was embalmed.
The aim of this study was to determine the age at death, the cause of death and the embalming techniques by means of CT scanning, 3D reconstruction, X-rays, histology, endoscopy and scanning electron microscopy followed by microanalysis.