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https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.36.7

Bioarchaeology of the Late Avar population from Šarengrad – Klopare: preliminary results

Mario Carić orcid.org/0000-0003-4263-6528 ; Institut za antropologiju, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Brina Zagorc ; Filozofski fakultet sveučilišta u Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Daria Ložnjak Dizdar orcid.org/0000-0002-5769-2269 ; Institut za arheologiju, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Anita Rapan Papeša orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-1892 ; Gradski muzej Vinkovci, Vinkovci, Hrvatska
Andrea Rimpf orcid.org/0000-0003-2834-342X ; Muzej grada Iloka, Ilok, Hrvatska
Mislav Čavka ; Klinički zavod za dijagnostičku i intervencijsku radiologiju Kloničkog bolničkog centra Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivor Janković orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-6885 ; Institut za antropologiju, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mario Novak orcid.org/0000-0002-4567-8742 ; Institut za antropologiju, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

The paper presents the preliminary results of bioarchaeological analysis conducted on the skeletal remains of 46 individuals recovered from the Late Avar cemetery in Šarengrad, eastern Croatia. The obtained results indicate that the Šarengrad population was characterized by relatively high subadult mortality caused by very poor childhood health, which is reflected in the high frequency of subadult stress indicators (cribra orbitalia and linear enamel hypoplasia) and sub-periosteal new bone formation, but also in the occurrence of subadult cases of scurvy. Paleodontological analysis strongly suggests that a large portion of the diet of these people was based on carbohydrates which points to subsistence mostly based on agriculture. A complete absence of perimortem injuries in Šarengrad strongly points to the fact that the inhabitants of this community were exposed to a low level of intentional violence, and that the injuries primarily occurred as a result of accidents. Three cases of maxillary sinusitis could be related to the heating/cooking system (ovens and open fire pits) where prolonged direct exposure to smoke could have led to various respiratory tract diseases such as sinusitis. Finally, the comparison of the Šarengrad sample with other contemporaneous assemblages did not show any major differences, suggesting similar living conditions in the region during the 8th cent.

Ključne riječi

8th century; eastern Croatia; skeletal remains; paleopathology; lifestyle

Hrčak ID:

229676

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/229676

Datum izdavanja:

13.12.2019.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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