Interdisciplinary Studies of the Female Burial from
Vsekhsvyatskii Necropolis in Krasnoyarsk (19th Century)

T. M. Savenkova; E. S. Reis; I. V. Averchenko; A. N. Pyatkin; Yu. A. Grevtsov

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Interdisciplinary Studies of the Female Burial from Vsekhsvyatskii Necropolis in Krasnoyarsk (19th Century)

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T. M. Savenkova, E. S. Reis, I. V. Averchenko, A. N. Pyatkin, Yu. A. Grevtsov

Abstract

The article presents the results of an interdisciplinary study of the burial from Vsekhsvyatskii Orthodox necropolis (Krasnoyarsk, 18th–19th centuries). The excavations of the necropolis were carried out by Yu. A. Grevtsov in 2021.The buried individual had a pathological curvature of the spine in the sagittal plane, more than 90 degrees. The purpose of this work is to study the burial using the methods of archaeology, anthropology, forensic medicine, and forensic science. Observations during the archaeological work allowed the author of the excavations to attribute the burial to the 20–30s of the 19th century. The skeletal remains from the burial belonged to a woman whose age at the time of death was 20–25 years. According to morphological features, the woman's skull belongs to a large Caucasoid race with slight signs of miscegenation. Facial reconstruction of the woman was made on the basis of a multi-angle images of the cerebral and facial parts of the skull. In accordance with the recommendations of forensic identification of a person on the basis of appearance, her verbal portrait was compiled. Osteometric studies showed that the longitudinal dimensions of the long tubular bones were large. The bones of the postcranial skeleton of the examined woman were gracile. As a result of the forensic medical examination and X-ray examination of the skeleton, a late stage of spondylitis was discovered, which is confirmed by the age characteristic of this disease. The woman suffered tuberculosis in childhood, as a result was formed a hump. A significant absence of narrowing of the spinal canal throughout the deformed area of the spine indicates incomplete formation of the Pott triad. The development of the bones of the upper and lower extremities indicates the absence of limb paralysis of this woman. Sufficiently developed areas of muscle attachment sites on long tubular bones allow us to speak of active physical activity. Compensatory changes in the cervical spine and the structure of the chest allowed this individual to keep his head relatively straight. The woman died at a young age. The cause of death could be both tuberculosis damage to other organs, and disruption of the cardiovascular or other systems associated with chest deformity.

About the Authors

Savenkova Tatyana Mikhailovna, Senior Assistant, Department of Anatomy, V. F. Voino-Yasenetskii Krasnoyarsk State Medical University; 1, Partizana Zheleznyaka st., Krasnoyarsk, 660022, Russian Federation, e-mail: reis_05@bk.ru

Reis Evgeniya Sergeevna, Research Associate, ANO "Archaeological Research of Siberia"; 34, Gorkogo st., Krasnoyarsk, 660099, Russian Federation, e-mail: orcinus.orca@mail.ru

Averchenko Ivan Vasilievich, Candidate of Sciences (Medicine), Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine IPO, V. F. VoinoYasenetskii Krasnoyarsk State Medical University; 1, Partizana Zheleznyaka st., Krasnoyarsk, 660022, Russian Federation, e-mail: ivvn.doc@mail.ru

Pyatkin Aleksei Nikolaevich, Senior expert, Expert-forensic Center, General Directorate of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia of Krasnoyarsk Region; 84, Mira ave., Krasnoyarsk, 660049, Russian Federation, e-mail: pjatkin77@mail.ru

Grevtsov Yurii Anatolievich, Senior Researcher, Ltd “Krasnoyarsk Archaeology of new buildings”; 33, Lenina st., Zheleznogorsk, 660022, Russian Federation, e-mail: urga66@yandex.ru

For citation

Savenkova T. M., Reis E. S., Averchenko I. V., Pyatkin A. N., Grevtsov Yu. A. Interdisciplinary Studies of the Female Burial from Vsekhsvyatskii Necropolis in Krasnoyarsk (19th Century). Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University. Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series. 2023, Vol. 44, pp. 143–156. https://doi.org/10.26516/2227-2380.2023.44.143 (in Russ.)

Keywords

: Krasnoyarsk, 19th century, Orthodox necropolis, tuberculosis of the spine, radiography, osteometry, craniometry, reconstruction, intravital appearance.

UDC

572+572.781.2+611.711+616.98

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26516/2227-2380.2023.44.143

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