Perimortem sharp force trauma in an individual from the early medieval cemetery of Säben-Sabiona in South Tyrol, Italy.

Objective: To provide a detailed analysis and interpretation of cranial and postcranial lesions noted on an early medieval skeleton from the Italian Alps.

Materials: Individual (SK63) was buried within the early Christian church (5-8 centuries AD) of Säben-Sabiona in South Tyrol (Italy).

Methods: The skeleton underwent macroscopic, microscopic and metric analyses.