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Anthropological Analysis of the Late Roman/Early Medieval Cemetery of Novigrad (Istria)
Petra Rajić
Željko Ujčić
Sažetak
The paper presents results of analysis of human skeletal remains recovered from Late
Roman/Early Medieval cemetery of Novigrad (Istria). The »terminus post quem« for the
site was established archaeologically as 5th or 6th century A.D. The aim of this work was
detailed bioarchaeological analysis of each individual. It included determination of sex,
age at the time of death, reconstruction of body height, and detailed description of pathological
changes on bones and joint surfaces acquired during lifetime. The analysis
provides limited information on demography, health and disease of the ancient inhabitants
of Novigrad due to the limited sample size. Results show unusually high proportion
of subadults, a life span range of women slightly lower compared to other contemporary
populations, a high level of metabolic stress in childhood and a high level of
skeletal indicators of physical stress suggesting that several of the analyzed individuals
were exposed to heavy physical labor during their adulthood.
Ključne riječi
bioarchaeological analysis; Late Roman/Early Medieval cemetery; Novigrad
Hrčak ID:
28189
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2003.
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