Facial Scars in the Greek Papyri

• Minas Papakostas ^[1] ; Nikos Litinas ^[1] ; Eleni Konsolaki ^[1] ; Constantinos Trompoukis ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Crete

     University of Crete

     Dimos Heraklion, Grecia

     
  2. [2] University of Ioannina

     University of Ioannina

     Dimos Ioánnina, Grecia

     
  3. [3] Constantinos Trompoukis

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• Localización: Archiv für papyrus-forschung und verwandte gebiete, ISSN 0066-6459, Band 68, Nº. 2, 2022, págs. 325-335
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The indication of the location of a scar or scars on various parts of a body was used for the identification of persons in a large number of Greek non-literary documents. Facial scars were mentioned most frequently, obviously because they were the most distinguishing feature of the parts of the body that were not usually covered, and one could observe and record them immediately. However, the exact shape and form of these scars was not described, and only the general term “scar” was used. Various diseases and accidental wounds can be understood as having left permanent scars on the body, but mainly, and more specifically, on the head.