Archaeologia Adriatica, Vol. 17 No. 1, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15291/archeo.4289
Subadult Stress in a Cumulative Sample of Medieval and Modern-era Dalmatia
Ivana Kružić
; University of Split, University Department of Forensic Sciences, Cplit, Croatia
Abstract
The paper presents the results of an anthropological analysis of a medieval and modern cumulative sample from the area of Dalmatia. The indicators of subadult stress cribra orbitalia and dental enamel hypoplasia (and their mutual correlation) were analysed, as well as their correlation with lifespan and with periostitis as an indicator of non-specific infectious diseases. The results of the work contribute to understanding of the historical living conditions of children at Dalmatia’s archaeological sites, as well as to their comparison with the living conditions of children in continental Croatia and the wider region. The analysis showed slightly better living conditions in Dalmatia
compared to continental Croatia, but in both samples the amount of stress to which the children were exposed was extremely high, and the chance of surviving to adulthood
was low.
Keywords
Dalmatia; subadult stress; cribra orbitalia; dental enamel hypoplasia; periostitis
Hrčak ID:
311600
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Publication date:
18.12.2023.
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