Dr. T. Tóth szerk.: Studia historico-anthropologica (Anthropologia Hungarica 16. Budapest, 1979)

children, we determined the age by investigating the eruption of deciduous and permanent teeth. In the relating evaluations, we took into consideration the Martin-Sailer (1957) agegroups. We made the determination of sex on the basis of the anatomical character of the cranium and the skeletal bones. In taking of absolute measurements, we followed the Martin-technique (1928). In the examination of facial flatness, we used the DebetzTóth method (Farkas 19 72). We_ calculated cranial capacity with I. Welcker's method (Farkas 1972). Measurements and indices were classified and facial profile was evaluated according to Debetz's categories (AlexeyevDebetz 1964). We used three methods in determinating the stature. First, we determined stature according to the tables compiled by Mollison (1938) based on the data of Manouvrier. Secondly, we calculated stature with the method of Breitinger (1937) for males and with that of Bach (1965) for females. Finally we also used the Pearson-method for our calculations (Farkas 1972). We grouped stature-values according to Martin' s categories. We used the works of Debetz (Alexeyev-Debetz 1964) and Tóth (1958, 1967, 1968, 1969) in the analysis of primary taxonomical characters. We used various taxonomical analyses, given by several authors, in the comparison of the different series. Distance calculations were carried out according to Penrose (19 54), while in standardizations we used the mean sigma values given by Debetz (Alexeyev-Debetz 1964). In the comparisons we applied the praeauricular faciocerebral index values of Debetz (1964), and we analysed the male and female series together by way of the dimorphic coefficients determined by Debetz (Alexeyev-Debetz 1964). We compared the diameter averages of some series, applying Alexeyeva's special indices. PALAEODEMOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS The distribution of the material by sex and age can be found in Table 1. We may state that the number of individuals is very small in age-group Infans I. On the basis of palaeodemographical data relating to the mortality rate of Hungary of the Middle Ages, the ratio of persons died in the age of Infans I is 33.7%(Acsádi 1965). In our cemetery the small number of individuals from the Infans I group is probably due not to a favourable mortality rate but to the incomplete opening up of the cemetery and to the fact that children had not been buried so deep. It is also a well-known phenomenon that many children had not been buried in the communities cemetery (Schwiedetzky 1965, Acsádi 1965, Éry 1967, 1968). Among grown-ups most male individuals died at a mature age, and most females at an adult age. According to Acsádi' s conclusion, the is more unfavourable mortality rate of women is related to motherhood (Acsádi 1965). GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Males : Brain-case according to the mean-values is medium-long, wide and low. But from the point of view of maximum cranial length, we can separate two groups - a short one (50 %) and a long one (30 %). Brain-case according to the calculated indices is brachycranic, hypsicranic, tapeinocranic and metriometopic (Tables 3 and 6). Circumference cf most of the skulls in norma verticalis is ovoid and pentagonoid. Glabella is medially developed, generally of degrees 3 and 4. Arcus superciliaris is strong or discernible. Protuberantia occipitalis externa is weakly or medially developed, generally of degrees 1 and 2. Processus mastoideus is medially or rather strongly developed (Table 2). Facial skeleton' s characteristics as follows: zygomatic arc is medium wide with medium bizygomatic breadth. Face is low, upper face is medium high (in case of upper face, both medium high and low face occurs in 43%). Orbita is of medium breadth and medium high