SUMMARY

This paper describes the analysis of a small assemblage of fragmentary human remains discovered during renovations in a residential property in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Two sets of cranial remains display clear evidence for dissection/autopsy activities; a craniotomy and a trephination. Radiocarbon dating places them in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, arguably contemporary with the passing of the Anatomy Act of 1832. Drawing together evidence from osteological analysis, radiocarbon dating, historical sources and the context of discovery, it is argued that the assemblage may have been generated by ‘resurrectionist’ activities associated with the clandestine acquisition of cadavers for anatomical dissection.

概括

本文描述了对苏格兰阿伯丁市一处住宅物业翻修期间发现的一小部分人类残骸的分析。两组颅骨遗骸显示出解剖/尸检活动的明确证据；开颅手术和环钻术。放射性碳测年将它们置于 18 世纪末和 19 世纪初，可以说与 1832 年《解剖学法案》的通过是同时代的。从骨学分析、放射性碳测年、历史来源和发现背景中汲取证据，有人认为这种组合可能是由与秘密获取尸体进行解剖解剖相关的“复活主义”活动产生的。