A gaming die in the hand of an unfortunate child

Abstract

The revision of the archaeological excavations of the Benedictine Abbey of St Michael the Archangel, in Rudina (2018), covered most of the rectangular area in front of the southern annexe of the abbey church. Thirty graves were found in the excavated area, most of which can be dated to the second half of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th. Remains of a subadult with head injuries indicative of interpersonal violence (who had a bone die in his right hand) were found in grave 43. This grave dates back to the second half of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th.