engleski

The Štrbinci skeletal series in context of other Late Antique skeletal series from continental Croatia

The purpose of the paper is to synthesize the current anthropological data available for the Štrbinci site, present it by grave unit, and to analyze and compare the demographic profiles and disease frequencies between Štrbinci and a composite late Antique skeletal series from continental Croatia consisting of human osteological remains from three archaeological sites ; roman Mursa (modern Osijek), roman Cibalae (modern Vinkovci) and Zmajevac. All four sites are dated to the 4th century AD and all are located in the eastern part of continental Croatia. To determine if life stresses were different in Štrbinci the age and sex distribution in Štrbinci was compared to the composite late Antique skeletal series from continental Croatia. All skeletons were also analyzed for the presence of dental pathology, dental enamel hypoplasia, cribra orbitalia, trauma, and Schmorl’ s lesions. Data collected from the skeletal series show that, with the exception of alveolar bone disease frequencies and enamel hypoplasia frequencies, no significant difference in quality of life is evident. Both series are characterized by an underrepresentation of subadults from the youngest age category and by similar average adult male and female ages at death. In Štrbinci the average ages at death for adult males and females were 40.3 and 36.9 years respectively, in the composite late Antique skeletal series from continental Croatia 37.4 years for males and 39.9 for females. The frequencies of caries lesions, cribra orbitalia, trauma and Schmorl’ s lesions are similar in both series.

Pannonia; Late Antique; paleodemography; paleopathology; Štrbinci

nije evidentirano