Naslov
Paleoradiological analysis of two artificially deformed crania from Osijek, eastern Croatia

Autori
Novak, Mario ; Čavka, Mislav ; Burmaz, Josip

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences's (IUAES) Inter-Congress World anthropologies and privatization of knowledge: engaging anthropology in public 2016 Abstract Book / Missoni, Saša ; Muršič, Rajko - , 2016, 107-107

Skup
International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences's (IUAES) Inter-Congress World anthropologies and privatization of knowledge: engaging anthropology in public 2016

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 04.05.2016. - 09.05.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
early medieval; artificially deformed crania; Croatia; Germanic tribes

Sažetak
During the rescue archaeological excavations conducted in 2013 at the Hermanov vinograd site in Osijek, eastern Croatia, three fragmented human skeletons were unearthed. The skeletons were deposited within a circular pit filled with animal bones and pottery fragments dated to the 5th c. CE. Both, the geographic location of the site as well as its datation suggest that these individuals belonged to the Germanic tribes of Ostrogoths or Gepids. The remains of the recovered individuals were subjected to a comprehensive bioarchaeological analysis, but also to state-of-the- art studies such as computed tomography scanning, ancient DNA and stable isotopes analyses. Beside a number of pathological changes the bioarchaeological analysis revealed that two individuals (adolescents, aged 12-14 and 14-16 years) had their crania artificially deformed. Today, this phenomenon has been observed in various ancient populations from different parts of the world but its origins and purpose are still not fully understood. With the aim of obtaining more information about the techniques applied in this process we used MDCT imaging (Emotion 16 ; Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany). We have obtained isometric 1.5 mm slices using 16x1.2 mm with reconstruction increment 1.5. 3D multiplanar (MPR), maximum intensity projection (MIP) and volume rendering technique (VRT) provided more details of the inner surface and bone cavities. A detailed CT scanning of both analysed crania suggests two different types of artificial deformation used in this particular case: the circular erect type and the tabular oblique type.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Arheologija

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