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Juvenile burial from the Eneolithic site of Josipovac - Gravinjak, Croatia

During the rescue excavation in 2007 at the site of Josipovac– Gravinjak in Slavonia, eastern Croatia, a prehistoric settlement of the Baden culture was discovered. On the floor of one of the pit houses there was a burial of a small child. A series of fifteen C14 dates from the site place the settlement in the period approximately from 3500 to 2780 BC, while direct dating of a skeleton yielded a date of 3490-3110 cal BC (Beta 241675). Skeleton was buried in left lateral flexed position, oriented north/south. Cranium, mandible and most of the postcranial skeleton were preserved. Formation of the teeth crowns is consistent with the 7.5-8.5 years of age, while the skeletal maturity suggests slightly younger age (4.5- 6 years of age). The most prominent pathology is the anterior dislocation of the right radius, resulting in exostosis on the posterior proximal radius, and periostitis along side the bone shaft. Exostosis is also present on the right ulna, inferior to the coronoid process. Radiographs of the distal arm elements did not reveal any fracture. Other pathological changes include linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) on the upper permanent incisors and canines and lower permanent 1st incisors, and endocranial lesions on frontal, parietal and right temporal bones.

Human Skeletal Remains; Bioarchaeology; Eneolithic; Croatia

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