Naslov
Skeleton Changes Induced by Horse Riding on Medieval Skeletal Remains from Croatia

Autori
Anđelinović, Šimun ; Anterić, Ivana ; Škorić, Ela ; Bašić, Željana

Izvornik
International Journal of the History of Sport (0952-3367) 32 (2015), 5; 708-721

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
late medieval; skeletal morphology; habitual horse riding; femur changes; pelvic girdle changes

Sažetak
The aim of this research was to compare the population groups from graveyard Šopot and traditional Croatian medieval graveyards by anthropological, craniometrics, and mtDNA analysis and to examine if the cultural differences between population groups are related to the biological differences. We determined sex, age at death, pathological, and traumatic changes of skeletal remains from the Šopot graveyard and compared them with a cumulative medieval sample from the same region. 8 cranial measurements from Šopot were compared to those from Ostrovica and other Central European samples using principal component analysis. 46 skeletons from Šopot were compared to to both medieval (Ostrovica) and modern-day populations using mitochondrial DNA haplogroup profiling. The remains from Šopot were similar to the cumulative sample in lifestyle and quality markers. Principal component analysis showed that Eastern Adriatic coast sites (including Ostrovica and Šopot) were closely related in cranial morphology, and thus, most likely have similar biological makeup. Mitochondrial DNA testing showed no significant difference in the haplogroup prevalence for both the medieval and contemporary populations. The results of this study show that the Šopot population does not differ significantly from other medieval populations from this area. Besides similar markers relating to quality of life, these populations also had similar biological markers. Substantial archaeological differences are therefore attributed to apparent cultural influences which in this case cannot be related to biological differences.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Etnologija i antropologija

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