International audienceLa fouille préventive de Chasné-sur-Illet (France, Ille-et-Vilaine) a mis a... more International audienceLa fouille préventive de Chasné-sur-Illet (France, Ille-et-Vilaine) a mis au jour sur près de 3 ha les vestiges d’un siège domanial évoluant sur près de dix siècles. Les premières occupations sont attestées dès le VIIe siècle sous la forme d’une nécropole associée à un habitat. Ce dernier se structure durant les siècles suivants et voit émerger aux IX-XIe siècles un habitat seigneurial, enclos, mais non fortifié. Une motte lui succède autour de 1100, associée à un « pourpris » documenté par les textes. Enfin, une nouvelle restructuration voit l’érection d’un manoir au pied de la motte qui est conservée. L’ensemble est abandonné au cours du XVIIIe siècle. Les données archéologiques, mais également l’étude historique couplée à celle du cadastre ancien, permettent de placer le site dans son contexte agraire et dans un paysage largement humanisé. Elle montre la fixation de trames paysagères autour du domaine carolingien, puis du pourpris de la motte et du manoir, ainsi que la captation progressive d’un chemin d’origine antique par le pôle seigneurial, et paroissial. Le bourg castral, lié à ce domaine, ainsi que le terroir qui l’entoure, gardera cette structure médiévale jusqu’aux bouleversements de l’actuelle urbanisation
International journal of legal medicine, Jan 28, 2018
A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called "Eglise des Toussaints" in... more A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called "Eglise des Toussaints" in Rennes (French Brittany). A collaborative taskforce investigated this extraordinary discovery. A multi-disciplinary team of experts from the National Institute for Preventive Archeological Research (INRAP) and Rangueil University Hospital of Toulouse was created, including anthropologists, archeologists, forensic pathologists, radiologists, and pathologists. The inscription on the lead coffin specified that the body belonged to "Messer Louys de Bruslon, Lord of Plessis," a nobleman who died on November 1, 1661. Multiple holes were visible in the lead coffin, and deterioration threatened the mummy. We opened the lead coffin and discovered an excellently preserved mummy, except for mostly skeletonized upper and lower limbs. The mummy was conserved in several layers of shrouds. Vegetal embalming material covered the head and filled the face, the thorax, and the abdomen. The embal...
Background A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called BEglise des Toussaints^ i... more Background A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called BEglise des Toussaints^ in Rennes (French Brittany). A collaborative taskforce investigated this extraordinary discovery. A multidisciplinary team of experts from the National Institute for Preventive Archeological Research (INRAP) and Rangueil University Hospital of Toulouse was created, including anthropologists , archeologists, forensic pathologists, radiologists, and pathologists. The inscription on the lead coffin specified that the body belonged to BMesser Louys de Bruslon, Lord of Plessis,^ a nobleman who died on November 1, 1661. Multiple holes were visible in the lead coffin, and deterioration threatened the mummy. We opened the lead coffin and discovered an excellently preserved mummy, except for mostly skeletonized upper and lower limbs. The mummy was conserved in several layers of shrouds. Vegetal embalming material covered the head and filled the face, the thorax, and the abdomen. The embalmers had removed all thoracic and abdominal organs and conserved some pelvic organs (e.g., the bladder). Methods Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) scanner evaluated the mummy, at each step of our analysis. The excellent preservation of abdominal vascular axes led us to perform a CT angiography using Angiofil®, an oily contrast agent developed for postmortem imaging, before an autopsy. Results Sub-diaphragmatic arteries, including the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, were excellently preserved. The vascular contrast agent filled all arteries. The native CT, CT angiography, and autopsy did not detect any vascular lesion. Conclusion Our study, based on rare archeological material, allowed a complete examination of an excellently preserved seventeenth-century mummy, using MSCT, angiography, and an autopsy. We did not detect any arterial lesion and proposed a comprehensive description of the embalmment process.
International audienceLa fouille préventive de Chasné-sur-Illet (France, Ille-et-Vilaine) a mis a... more International audienceLa fouille préventive de Chasné-sur-Illet (France, Ille-et-Vilaine) a mis au jour sur près de 3 ha les vestiges d’un siège domanial évoluant sur près de dix siècles. Les premières occupations sont attestées dès le VIIe siècle sous la forme d’une nécropole associée à un habitat. Ce dernier se structure durant les siècles suivants et voit émerger aux IX-XIe siècles un habitat seigneurial, enclos, mais non fortifié. Une motte lui succède autour de 1100, associée à un « pourpris » documenté par les textes. Enfin, une nouvelle restructuration voit l’érection d’un manoir au pied de la motte qui est conservée. L’ensemble est abandonné au cours du XVIIIe siècle. Les données archéologiques, mais également l’étude historique couplée à celle du cadastre ancien, permettent de placer le site dans son contexte agraire et dans un paysage largement humanisé. Elle montre la fixation de trames paysagères autour du domaine carolingien, puis du pourpris de la motte et du manoir, ainsi que la captation progressive d’un chemin d’origine antique par le pôle seigneurial, et paroissial. Le bourg castral, lié à ce domaine, ainsi que le terroir qui l’entoure, gardera cette structure médiévale jusqu’aux bouleversements de l’actuelle urbanisation
International journal of legal medicine, Jan 28, 2018
A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called "Eglise des Toussaints" in... more A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called "Eglise des Toussaints" in Rennes (French Brittany). A collaborative taskforce investigated this extraordinary discovery. A multi-disciplinary team of experts from the National Institute for Preventive Archeological Research (INRAP) and Rangueil University Hospital of Toulouse was created, including anthropologists, archeologists, forensic pathologists, radiologists, and pathologists. The inscription on the lead coffin specified that the body belonged to "Messer Louys de Bruslon, Lord of Plessis," a nobleman who died on November 1, 1661. Multiple holes were visible in the lead coffin, and deterioration threatened the mummy. We opened the lead coffin and discovered an excellently preserved mummy, except for mostly skeletonized upper and lower limbs. The mummy was conserved in several layers of shrouds. Vegetal embalming material covered the head and filled the face, the thorax, and the abdomen. The embal...
Background A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called BEglise des Toussaints^ i... more Background A lead coffin was fortuitously discovered in a church called BEglise des Toussaints^ in Rennes (French Brittany). A collaborative taskforce investigated this extraordinary discovery. A multidisciplinary team of experts from the National Institute for Preventive Archeological Research (INRAP) and Rangueil University Hospital of Toulouse was created, including anthropologists , archeologists, forensic pathologists, radiologists, and pathologists. The inscription on the lead coffin specified that the body belonged to BMesser Louys de Bruslon, Lord of Plessis,^ a nobleman who died on November 1, 1661. Multiple holes were visible in the lead coffin, and deterioration threatened the mummy. We opened the lead coffin and discovered an excellently preserved mummy, except for mostly skeletonized upper and lower limbs. The mummy was conserved in several layers of shrouds. Vegetal embalming material covered the head and filled the face, the thorax, and the abdomen. The embalmers had removed all thoracic and abdominal organs and conserved some pelvic organs (e.g., the bladder). Methods Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) scanner evaluated the mummy, at each step of our analysis. The excellent preservation of abdominal vascular axes led us to perform a CT angiography using Angiofil®, an oily contrast agent developed for postmortem imaging, before an autopsy. Results Sub-diaphragmatic arteries, including the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, were excellently preserved. The vascular contrast agent filled all arteries. The native CT, CT angiography, and autopsy did not detect any vascular lesion. Conclusion Our study, based on rare archeological material, allowed a complete examination of an excellently preserved seventeenth-century mummy, using MSCT, angiography, and an autopsy. We did not detect any arterial lesion and proposed a comprehensive description of the embalmment process.
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