BIOARCHEOLOGY OF BONE REMAINS FROM THE 7TH CENTURY BCBURIALS FOUND IN THE NOR ARMAVIR BURIAL GROUND (ARMENIA)
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2020-5-180-219
Abstract
Aim. To examine the skeletal remains of 10 individuals (men, three women, 5 children and one without sex definition) discovered in August 2019 during excavations in the Nor Armavir burial ground. Methodology. The research methodology involved visual examination of skeletons, measurements, descriptions and radiography. The applied methodology revealed traces of pathological processes, whose etiology was further reconstructed. Results. The skeletal remains under study were conditionally distinguished into two craniological complexes, those of the low-head mesocrane and high-head dolichocrane types. The odontological complex was found to be of the southern gracile type characterized by a high level of reduction of the hypoconus of the second upper molars and small tooth sizes. At the individual level, the total size and shape of the body of an average adult were analysed. The structure of the paleopathological profile of the sample is dominated by inflammatory diseases, abnormalities and injuries. Research implications. The research results contribute to the theory of anthropological expertise.
About the Authors
S. G. Khudaverdyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M. Hmayakyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
N. G. Tiratsyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. Yu. Hmayakyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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