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Between 2014 and 2015 in the excavations of the church of San Calocero in Albenga (Savona - Italy) two burials of young post-medieval women with particular and anomalous characteristics were brought to light. The first inhumation was prone and placed in a deep grave isolated from the cemetery; the second had partially burnt bone remains and was covered by an accumulation of large stones. The find immediately had a vast international echo, which already during the excavation led to the organization of a first in-depth scientific meeting. Sit tibi terra gravis - Anomalous burials between the medieval and modern ages publishes the proceedings of a 2016 international conference of the same name. The contributions explore the phenomenon of anomalous burials on a European scale, with an interdisciplinary reading between archaeology, history, physical and cultural anthropology. Thirty-three contributions by sixty-two scholars are divided into four sessions: “Deviant burials”: case studies from the Italian territory; “Deviant burials” from European contexts; Anthropology and Archaeology compared; The indicators in the tombs, allowing to develop a broad and articulated study path on this phenomenon.

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Philippe Pergola is Full Professor and Dean at the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana (Rome) and Professor Emeritus at the University of Nice. His main research interests deal with the Early Christian topography of cities and rural areas in the Mediterranean. He has directed more than 150 archaeological missions in the Mediterranean and in the Horn of Africa and has authored hundreds of publications on these topics. Stefano Roascio, medieval archaeologist, graduated at the University of Genoa, specialized in archeology at the Catholic University of Milan and doctorate at the University of Aix en Provence in co-supervision with the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology. He has over 150 contributions to national and international publications. Since 2017 he has been an archaeologist officer at the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (Ministry of Culture) where he is responsible for the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella-Castrum Caetani and the Villa di Sette Bassi. Elena Dellù, archaeoanthropologist, graduated, specialized and doctorated at the Catholic University of Milan, as well as perfected in anthropology and paleopathology at the State University of Milan (LABANOF). She has about 100 contributions to national and international publications. For about 17 years she has directed archaeoanthropological excavations and research in Italy (Lombardy, Liguria, Apulia, Lazio). Since 2018 she has been an anthropologist officer of the Italian Ministry of Culture, she directs the anthropology laboratories of the Superintendency of Archaeology, fine arts and landscape for the metropolitan city of Bari (Apulia) and of the Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este institute (Lazio).

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