Studiul antropologic al cimitirului neolitic de la Gârleşti, jud. Dolj
The anthropological study of the human remains from Gârleşti cemetery, Dolj county

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of the anthropological analysis of human osteological material excavated from Gârleşti (county Dolj, Romania) belonging to the Neolithic period. The material of this study consists of sixteen human skeletons, from thirteen graves, of which eight are subadults and eight were adults. Of the total number of skeletons, eight were estimated to be female, three male, one possible male, the rest being undeterminable. A few cases have been reported with pathological conditions in the dento-maxillary arcade (dental cavities, abscesses, dental hypoplasia) and postcranian skeleton. During macroscopic examination of skeletal remains, we found a few features that indicate a possible manifestation of an infection with Mycobacterium Leprae, coming from M 004's skeleton. However the differential diagnosis may indicate other diseases which produced similar effects on the skeleton. The pathological changes identified appear to be directly related to the age at death of individuals and demographic features of these skeletons appear to be similar to other contemporary cemeteries.

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