Антрополошка анализа скелетних остатака са локалитета Манастирак код Рековца
Anthropological Analysis of the Skeletal Remains from the Manastirak Site near Rekovac

Summary/Abstract: The fact that all deceased were buried under the church floor, thus not representing the usual paleo-demographic sample, as well as that there were no excavations outside the church, in the churchyard, demands great caution with the results. The results obtained through anthropological analysis show a relatively short life of the people buried in Manastirak. Great number of pathological changes on ankles clearly points to hard living and working conditions. Very bad taphonomic conditions present a considerable obstacle to cleared defining of this population's profile, so it was not possible to entirely study all the skeletal remains. Bad stomatological profile of this population also point to hard living conditions, as a great degree of caries paradentopathy and dental calculus. It is not possible to determine ethnicity of these individuals, as only two skulls have been preserved. Further research on the Manastirak site, that is to say, in the churchyard of the monastery, would provide more data, and complete the image obtained by this analysis. The fact that the material is preserved and thus available for further analyses provides possibilities for gaining more information about the life of this population.

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