Learning from human remains: Seianti's skeleton - for iPod/iPhone
Learning from human remains: Seianti's skeleton - for iPod/iPhone
The Open University
How much can we learn from an entombed skeleton? This album introduces Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa, an Etruscan noblewoman whose remains, along with her magnificent painted sarcophagus and life-size model, provide us with an unequalled insight a Roman life around 150 BC. The Etruscans were the original inhabitants of Italy before the Romans, and Seianti’s sarcophagus and skeleton reveal a huge amount about their customs and society, as well as her own health, lifestyle and status. Medical artists and forensic scientists help complete the picture, by reconstructing her face, using anatomical science. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world.
Learning from human remains: Seianti’s skeleton
An audio introduction to this album.
Oct 7, 2009
1 min
Transcript -- Learning from human remains: Seianti’s skeleton
Oct 7, 2009
The sarcophagus
An introduction to the most complete Etruscan skeleton in existence.
Oct 7, 2009
6 min
Transcript -- The sarcophagus
An introduction to the most complete Etruscan skeleton in existence.
Oct 7, 2009
Who was Seianti?
Seianti’s clothing and jewellery give us many clues about her identity.
Oct 7, 2009
6 min
Transcript -- Who was Seianti?
Seianti’s clothing and jewellery give us many clues about her identity.
Oct 7, 2009
Seianti’s skeleton
A pathology expert builds up a fascinating picture of Seianti’s health, lifestyle, and death.
Oct 7, 2009
9 min
Transcript -- Seianti’s skeleton
A pathology expert builds up a fascinating picture of Seianti’s health, lifestyle, and death.
Oct 7, 2009
Reconstructing Seianti
A forensic-medical artist and an archaeologist reconstruct Seianti’s face using anatomical science.
Oct 7, 2009
8 min
Transcript -- Reconstructing Seianti
A forensic-medical artist and an archaeologist reconstruct Seianti’s face using anatomical science.
Oct 7, 2009