Parameters of Study | Lehinhimera

Parameters

Burial Style

Age

Necropoleis Location

Sex

A Cappuccina:

tile lined graves that indicate a higher social class

- Data contained more a cappuccina graves

Simple Pit Burial:

bare dirt graves that often indicate a lower social class since they lack abundant material

-Data set is compiled of fewer simple pit burials

Adult:

The skeletal remains belong to those who are above the age of 18

-Easier to determine sex since they have gone through gone through most bone development

Sub-adult:

The skeletal remains belong to those who are below the age of 18

-Harder to determine sex since they didn't go through major bone development

East Necropolis:

Contains the most ancient skeletal remains

West Necropolis

Contains the most skeletal remains

-Battle of Himera occurred on the coastal plain of this Necropolis, allowing the bodies of soldiers to be placed in mass graves within this site

Male:

More data is available in our study for this sex

-possibly due to Himeran soldiers from the Battle of Himera being males over 18

Female:

Less data is available in our study

-arguably due to the delicacy of female bones, making them more susceptible to degradation