The skeletal remains from Babacan Village early Iron Age (Muradiye, Van, Turkey)

Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 12, Issue 1

Abstract

Human skeletal remains were found from tomb dated to Early Iron Age in the Babacan Village in which is a town in the district of Muradiye (18km), Van province (105km), Turkey. Human bones were unearthed from tomb during an illegal excavation in the eastern province of Van’s Muradiye Babacan Village district. The bones were examined for age, sex and also presence of pathological. Furthermore, skeletal measurements and indices were calculated. A minimum of five individuals was defined from tomb dated to Early Iron Age. Skeletal remains in Babacan Village are composed of at least five individuals, including adult of both sexes (four male, one female). The average age of five individuals were calculated as > 30 years. This age is similar to other Early Iron Age populations Van area. Assessing the paleopathological lesions were not observed on the skeletal remains Babacan Village burials. Moreover, another paleopathological observation was not found on the human bones, including trauma.

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Hakan Yilmaz

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Hakan Yilmaz (2015). The skeletal remains from Babacan Village early Iron Age (Muradiye, Van, Turkey). Journal of Human Sciences, 12(1), 1394-1396. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-644153