Paleoanthropological Analysis of Pınarkent Roman Period Skeletons
Journal Title: Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Studies on human skeletal remains provide important information to understand the health and living conditions of the past populations. The aim of the present study is to report morphological and paleopathological examination of recently excavated human skeletal remains from the Pınarkent (Denizli). Archaeological site dated to Roman Period and consisted of 26 individuals (4 infant and child, 10 males, 10 females and 2 adults with unknown sexes) from graves. Pınarkent site contains dominantly middle aged adult people remains. Results of the osteological analyses showed the presence of the following classes of skeletal lesions: congenital diseases, inflectional diseases, joint diseases, lesions of jaws and teeth. This paleoanthropological finding contributes additional information towards understanding the state of health and living conditions associated with Roman Period of Anatolia.
Authors and Affiliations
Serkan Şahin, Zehra Özbulut, İsmail Özer, Mehmet Sağır, Erksin Güleç
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