Paleopathological conditions in an Eneolithic Community from Sultana - Malu Roşu
Paleopathological conditions in an Eneolithic Community from Sultana - Malu Roşu
Author(s): Andrei Dorian Soficaru, Alexandra IonSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Editura Cetatea de Scaun
Keywords: Eneolithic; individual; paleodemography; paleopathology
Summary/Abstract: The present article provides an anthropological research regarding 12 graves from Sultana – Malu Roşu (Călăraşi County), excavated in 2006 and 2007. Eleven of the 12 analysed individuals were adults (5 males and 6 females) and one was an infans I. The purpose of the research was to highlight paleopathological aspects of this neolithic individuals sample, by studying some pathological conditions in the human skeleton (like teeth problems, cranial infectious reactions, the presence of osteoperiostitis or degenerative joint diseases).
Journal: Studii de Preistorie
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 153-157
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English