Paleoanthropology and paleopatology of bone remains from the 7th century BC burials found in the Nor Armavir burial ground (Armenia)
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2022-5-115-141
Abstract
Aim. To examine the skeletal remains of 8 individuals (2 men, 5 women, 1 child) discovered in August 2020 during excavations in the Nor Armavir burial ground.
Methodology. The research methodology involved visual examination of skeletons, their measurements, and descriptions. The applied methodology revealed traces of pathological processes, whose etiology was further reconstructed.
Results. Trepanation, unintentional parietal deformation and injuries of varying severity on the bones of the skull and postcranial skeleton were revealed. The article analyzes several methods of treating buried remains of the Late Iron Age, such as: body dissection and cremation. A moderate development of the musculature of the girdle of the upper and lower extremities was observed. Inflammatory processes on the bones were found in adults and a child. The overall health assessment of individuals should be considered unsatisfactory.
Research implications. The research results contribute to the theory of anthropological expertise.
About the Authors
A. Yu. Khudaverdyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science
Armenia
Armenia
Anahit Yu. Hudaverdyan – Cand. Sci. (History), Senior Researcher
ul. Charentsa 15, Yerevan 0025
S. G. Hmayakyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science
Armenia
Armenia
Simon G. Hmayakyan – Cand. Sci (History), Senior Research Assistant
ul. Charentsa 15, Yerevan 0025
N. G. Tiratsyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science
Armenia
Armenia
Nvard G. Tiracyan – Research Assistant
ul. Charentsa 15, Yerevan 0025
M. S. Hmayakyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science
Armenia
Armenia
Simon G. Hmayakyan – Cand. Sci (History), Senior Research Assistant
ul. Charentsa 15, Yerevan 0025
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