Anthropology
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Christian Hervé

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• Editorial
  One Month of Death in Venice. Mortality and Status of the Cadaver in an Early 20th c. Necroscopic Registry
  
  Author(s): Philippe Charlier, Stéphanie Cavard, Christian Hervé Philippe Charlier, Stéphanie Cavard, Christian Hervé
  
  The authors present the retrospective analysis of a necroscopic registry concerning all cadavers originating from Venice (northern Italy) inhumed within the cemetery island of San-Michele, between the 30th of August and the 28th of September 1917. Data concerning age, sex, place and cause of death are given (this last, determined by a medico necroscopo, i.e. a forensic practitioner), but also details concerning the status of the cadaver. Short-term delay between death declaration and extreme date for inhumation is explained by the extremely rare frequency of embalming processes in this chrono-cultural context. Early fetuses (3rd months in utero, for the youngest) have a complete place within the cemetery (even in the absence of any viability and/or vitality). Such a preliminary examination of this registry also highlights its great interest for the history of autopsy practice, and the.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2332-0915.1000e107

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