In December 2019 the canonical recognition and the multidisciplinary study of the human remains of sant’Atto da Pistoia († 1153) took place in the cathedral of San Zeno in Pistoia. The investigation, which continued in the following months, included the anthropological and paleopathological examination, the radiological study through conventional X-ray and Computed Tomography, histological and immunohistochemistry analyses, radiometric dating and isotopical study for the reconstruction of the nutritional model and of the place of provenance. The results of the study showed that sant’Atto was a naturally mummified ancient human body. The state of preservation is good, even if evidences of restorations appeared in some areas of the body. Reconstruction of the biological profile of Atto outlines a male individual aged over 50 years, with a stature of about 168-170 cm. Paleopathological investigation indicated that the saint was suffering from caries, pulmonary anthracosis and osteoarthritis. The histological analysis showed a very good state of preservation of biological tissues. Radiocarbon dating places the saint's death between the tenth and eleventh centuries. The nutritional profile indicates a diet based on terrestrial and marine proteins, compatible with the status of abbot and bishop. Isotopical study suggests a compatibility of provenance of the saint with some Italian geographical areas, including the Alpine area, Tuscany, Lazio or Calabria.
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Titolo del capitolo
Studio multidisciplinare dei resti mortali mummificati di sant’Atto da Pistoia († 1153)
Autori
Agata Lunardini, Valentina Giuffra, Antonio Fornaciari, Raffaele Gaeta, Giulia Riccomi, Gino Fornaciari, Simona Minozzi
Lingua
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0335-7.14
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
Copyright
© 2024 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Atto abate vallombrosano e vescovo di Pistoia
Sottotitolo del libro
Bilancio storiografico e prospettive di ricerca sulla vita e l’opera di un protagonista del XII secolo
Curatori
Francesco Salvestrini
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
378
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
Copyright
© 2024 Author(s)
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Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0335-7
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0334-0
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0335-7
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0336-4
Collana
Fragmentaria. Studi di storia culturale e antropologia religiosa
ISSN della collana
2975-1217
e-ISSN della collana
2975-1225