Боевой травматизм у защитников крепости XV века «Царский Дворец»
Combat Injuries of the Defenders of the 15th Century “Tsarsky Dvorets” Fortress

Summary/Abstract: The article provides an analysis of combat injuries in the population of the “Tsarsky Dvorets” fortified settlement, which is located near the village of Gochevo, Belovsky District, Kursk Oblast. This settlement is of great interest because of the rather narrow dates (last third of the 14th — first half of the 15th centuries) for the existence of a border fortress in its place, which was seized by the enemies and destroyed. The population we studied were the defenders of the fortress and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages, who would take a refuge in the fortress trying to hide from the attackers. The paper describes the injuries received during the defensive actions and the injuries that had healed before the decisive battle. A number of skeletons had traces of chopped wounds, most likely, lethal.

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