Short anthropological report on the Bronze Age cemetery from Hăpria
Short anthropological report on the Bronze Age cemetery from Hăpria

Summary/Abstract: Archaeological excavations carried out during 1998-2000 in the village of Hăpria, County of Alba, brought to light in the point called Capul Dosului, 18 graves associated with the Livezile cultural group dating back to the Early Bronze Age (ca. 2700-2400 BC). The analysis of the skeletons from these graves identified remains from 27 individuals. Most of the skeletons were poorly preserved having the bone surface eroded due to exposure to humidity and root growth. Some of the graves had only fragments of skulls present and others had scattered human bones from two or three individuals among the bones of the skeleton interred as cadaver in the grave. Skeletal analysis indicates that the individuals ranged in age from infants to adults in their 50s. Of the 27 skeletons analyzed, ten were male, five were female and twelve were undetermined. The demography of the cemetery, stature and pathological changes were compared mainly with the cemetery from Ampoița-Peret, the only cemetery belonging to Livezile group with an anthropological analysis.

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