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Anthropologcal, genetic and chemical analysis of ancient skeletons from southern Croatia

Early Croatian inheritance dates from the first centuries after the Croats arrived in the Southern Europe (7th -9th century). Although there are a lot of varied historical, written or archeological sources that contribute to our knowledge about the Croatian life during the early Middle Ages in the Southern Croatia region, insufficient attention has been paid to the exploration of the concrete human population who left the traces of their living in a considerable amount of human bones and skeletons. Our scientific program was a certain integrality of several scientific disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology, modern genetics and chemistry with intention to illuminate the biological and social profile of the early Croatian population. The program included osteological analysis of human skeletons who inhabited the regions of the early medieval Klis and Bribir Counties in 9th an 10th centuries in order to synthesize all relevant bioarcheological information derived from the analized osteological remains like precise anthropological measurements, genetic characteristics and status of different chemical elements. The findings of the program brought a new approach in elucidating the oldest early medieval population of Southern Croatia with complete anthropological profile and facts about their genetic characteristics as well as how they lived and which food consumed. This kind of approach should serve as a model for all other similar investigations and, beside scientific application, it could be used in approving museum presentation about Croatian history and making virtual models which have direct impact on tourist offer in presenting our tradition and history.

Southern Croatia; early medieval population; anthropometric analysis; DNA analysis; chemical analysis

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