ABSTRACTIn 1993, the remains of a minimum of 17 individuals from more than 150 commingled human bones were unethically excavated at Edward Street Cemetery in King William’s Town, South Africa. The remains are believed to have been of victims of the mid nineteenth century Xhosa cattle-killing incident, which came as a prophetic instruction through Nongqawuse. The incident led to a severe artificially induced famine among the Xhosa people and some of them died as a result of starvation. The deceased were buried on the unmarked and non-consecrated side of the cemetery. This report presents a detailed summary of the osteological analysis of the remains from the 1993 exhumation. Despite the current historical emphasis on the issue of death due to starvation, the bones do not show any signs of nutritional stress.

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来自南非威廉国王镇爱德华街公墓的科萨杀牛传奇受害者的骨学组成

摘要 1993 年，在南非威廉国王镇的爱德华街公墓以不道德的方式挖掘了 150 多具混合人骨中的至少 17 具遗骸。据信，这些遗骸是 19 世纪中叶科萨人杀牛事件的受害者，该事件是通过农卡乌斯的预言指示而来的。这一事件导致科萨人发生严重的人为饥荒，其中一些人因饥饿而死亡。死者被埋葬在墓地没有标记和未奉献的一侧。本报告详细总结了 1993 年挖掘出的遗骸的骨学分析。尽管当前历史上强调饥饿导致的死亡问题，但骨骼并未显示出任何营养压力的迹象。