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Dental anthropological analysis of the Byzantine Necropolis of Samantaş (Muğla, Türkiye)
Fatma Nur Erbil Kaya
orcid.org/0000-0002-6302-8698
; Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
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Alper Yener Yavuz
; Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Ahmet İhsan Aytek
orcid.org/0000-0002-7620-2333
; Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Esra Hilal Kaya
orcid.org/0000-0001-8853-8072
; Stratonikeia Ancient City Excavations
Ozan Aydoğdu
; Muğla Archaeological Museum
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Samantaş is a Byzantine necropolis discovered during rescue excavations near the ancient city of Stratonikeia and the sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina in Türkiye. We analyzed the dental morphology of the Samantaş population from the 6th to the 12th centuries AD. We scored nine dental traits using the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System (ASUDAS) in 142 individuals. Dental nonmetric trait frequencies in Samantaş were compared with previously reported world frequencies. In addition, the rASUDAS was used to predict the ancestry of the Samantaş using the trait scores. Results show that traits including shoveling and double-shoveling, hypocone, and Y groove pattern are at low frequencies. In contrast, interruption grooves and tuberculum dentale, Carabelli’s cusp, and hypoconulid absence are in moderate to high frequencies. The rASUDAS analysis estimates that most of Samantaş have Western Eurasian ancestry. Results indicate limited dental morphological variation, suggesting minimal gene flow from outside Western Eurasia into Samantaş. More studies of populations in the nearby region are needed to infer the ancestral connections and population history of the Samantaş population.
Ključne riječi
dental anthropology; non-metric dental traits; ASUDAS; Anatolia; Byzantine
Hrčak ID:
348829
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.7.2026.
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