The Longobard necropolis of Povegliano Veronese dates from the 6th to the 8th centuries AD. Among the 164 tombs excavated, the skeleton of an older male shows a well-healed amputated right forearm. The orientation of the forearm fracture suggests an angled cut by a single blow. Reasons why a forearm might be amputated include combat, medical intervention, and judicial punishment. As with other amputation cases reported in literature, this one exhibits both healing and osteoblastic response. We argue that the forelimb stump morphology suggests the use of a prosthesis. Moreover, dental modification of RI2 shows considerable wear and smoothing of the occlusal surface, which points to dental use in attaching the prosthesis to the limb. Other indications of how this individual adjusted to his amputated condition includes a slight change in the orientation of the right glenoid fossa surface, and thinning of right humeral cortical bone. This is a remarkable example in which an older male survived the loss of a forelimb in pre-antibiotic era. We link archaeological remains found in the tomb (buckle and knife) with the biological evidence to show how a combined bioarchaeological approach can provide a clearer interpretation of the life history of an individual.

中文翻译：

---

抗生素时代前的截肢生存：来自Longobard墓地（公元6至8世纪）的案例研究。

Povegliano Veronese的Longobard墓地建于公元6至8世纪。在出土的164座坟墓中，一位年长男性的骨骼显示出右前肢的愈合良好。前臂骨折的方向提示单次击打就形成了一定角度的切口。可能截肢前臂的原因包括战斗，医疗干预和司法处罚。与文献报道的其他截肢病例一样，该病例同时表现出愈合和成骨反应。我们认为前肢残端形态提示使用假体。此外，RI2的牙科修饰显示出相当大的磨损和咬合面的光滑度，这表明在将假体连接到肢体上使用牙科。此人如何适应截肢状况的其他迹象包括右盂盂窝表面的方向略有变化以及右肱骨皮质骨变薄。这是一个非凡的例子，其中一个较大的男性在前抗生素时代失去了前肢而幸免于难。我们将在坟墓中发现的考古遗物（带扣和刀子）与生物学证据联系起来，以显示联合的生物考古方法如何能够提供对个人生活史的更清晰的解释。