Crypt archaeology: preliminary investigations in the Basilian Church of the Holy Trinity of Vilnius, Lithuania

Crypt archaeology: preliminary investigations in the Basilian Church of the Holy Trinity of Vilnius, Lithuania

Authors

  • Dario Piombino-Mascali Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Rimantas Jankauskas Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Albinas Kuncevičius Faculty of History, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Martynas Jakulis Faculty of History, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Vytautė Lukšėnienė Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Justina Kozakaitė Faculty of History, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Abstract

Sir,
Between 2015 and 2016, researchers from Vilnius University initiated a historical, archaeological, and anthropological investigation of a crypt in the Basilian Church of the Holy Trinity, built in the 16th century AD (1). With the consent of the Uniate Church and the Cultural Heritage Department of Lithuania, we decided to organize the crypt to arrange the coffins in an orderly manner and carry out a study of the crypt and its contents.  [...]

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30-08-2017

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Letter to Editor Paleopathology

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Piombino-Mascali D, Jankauskas R, Kuncevičius A, Jakulis M, Lukšėnienė V, Kozakaitė J. Crypt archaeology: preliminary investigations in the Basilian Church of the Holy Trinity of Vilnius, Lithuania. Med Histor [Internet]. 2017 Aug. 30 [cited 2025 Mar. 15];1(2):128-30. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/MedHistor/article/view/6548

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