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Category: General Interest; Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology
Characterization of the Funeral Groups Associated with Plague Epidemics, Page 1 of 2
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There are several scenarios regarding how burial sites in archaeological contexts are discovered. We will focus on two scenarios according to the degree of historical knowledge regarding the studied sector. The excavation may be performed in a known funeral place or a highly suspected place (e.g., the interior or immediate exterior space in a religious monument or a parish cemetery). Also, the excavation of unexpected graves or graves discovered by chance may occur in places that had unknown or forgotten funeral purposes.
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Grave in the “Major” cathedral in Marseille: the view southward (copyright INRAP).
Grave in the “Major” cathedral in Marseille: the view southward (copyright INRAP).
General overview of the cemetery in Lariey—distribution of graves (drafted by B. B. Bizot and M. Olive; computer-aided design by B. B. Bizot).
General overview of the cemetery in Lariey—distribution of graves (drafted by B. B. Bizot and M. Olive; computer-aided design by B. B. Bizot).
Detailed view of a burial site during the excavation of Lazzaretto Vecchio at the Venice site (copyright Michel Signoli).
Detailed view of a burial site during the excavation of Lazzaretto Vecchio at the Venice site (copyright Michel Signoli).
Distributions by age group (gender mixed) of the adult population before (November of 1720) and following (June of 1721) the plague episode. A nonparametric test (Mann-Whitney U test) revealed that there were no significant differences at the threshold of 0.01 between the two distributions.
Distributions by age group (gender mixed) of the adult population before (November of 1720) and following (June of 1721) the plague episode. A nonparametric test (Mann-Whitney U test) revealed that there were no significant differences at the threshold of 0.01 between the two distributions.
(Top) Proportional distributions of the living adult population by age group before the epidemic (November of 1720) and for the archaeological sample. The two series did not differ from each other at the threshold of 0.01. (Bottom) Proportional distributions of the living adult population by age group following the epidemic (June of 1721) and for the archaeological sample. The two series did not differ significantly from each other at the threshold of 0.01 (nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test).
(Top) Proportional distributions of the living adult population by age group before the epidemic (November of 1720) and for the archaeological sample. The two series did not differ from each other at the threshold of 0.01. (Bottom) Proportional distributions of the living adult population by age group following the epidemic (June of 1721) and for the archaeological sample. The two series did not differ significantly from each other at the threshold of 0.01 (nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test).
Comparative analysis of the resulting percentages (%) of demographic reduction for each ten-year age group due to the smallpox epidemic of 1705, the wheat production crisis during Great Frost in 1709-1710, and the plague epidemic of 1720-1721 in Martigues.
Comparative analysis of the resulting percentages (%) of demographic reduction for each ten-year age group due to the smallpox epidemic of 1705, the wheat production crisis during Great Frost in 1709-1710, and the plague epidemic of 1720-1721 in Martigues.