A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve, 1971. 2. (Szeged, 1974)
Die VII. Archäologische Konferenz in Szeged - Farkas, Gyula–Lengyel, Imre: Skeleton of a mediaval dwarf form Ludoš-Csurgó (Yugoslavia)
the zygomatic arch of medium width, and the entire face and upper face low and mesognath. On the basis of its indices it is brachycraneous, orthocraneous, tapeinocraneous, metriometopous, hypereuryprosopic, mesenous, mesoconch, chamaerrhinous, leptostaphylinous. From the taxonomical point of view the find (Pictures 1—5) can be fully identified with the cromagnoid-B race characteristics (Lipták, 1972). On the lateral radiograms of the skull (Picture 6) the corticalis of the fornix is of normal thickness showing a sharp outline. In the temporal and perietal regions well-pronounced deep arterial sulci can be seen (sulci arteriosi ramorum arteriae meningeae mediae). The base of the skull, measured along the largest skull length, is disproportionately short (Keith, 1913). The sella turcica is shallow, its opening wide, its size normal. The ridge of the nose is deeply withdrawn, above it the arcus superciliaris is bulding out. The form of the face skull is regular, without Pricture 6. any essential pathological deformations. The top plan radiogram of the lower jaw-bone indicates a formally regular mandibula, without pathological deformations. Among the anatomical variations on the skull, in the sutura lambdoidea ossa Wormiana, and in its mandibula torus mandibularis can be observed. It is the phenomena noticeable on the other parts of the skeleton, without the skull, that make the find examined interesting. THE BONES OF THE TRUNK Among the bones of the trunk there have remainde one cervcial, one thoracal and 4 lumbar vertebrae. The vertical surface of the body of the lumbar vertebrae is convex, its basal surface concave. The edges are rounded off, and the sides of the corpus lateralis are strongly drawn in a medial direction. Consequently the vertical side part of the vertebral body is concave alls round. The top plan radiogram made of the II. and V. lumbar vertebrae, according to which vertebral bodies of regular form and size are concerned, shows symmetrical apophysis and dorsal canal. From the size of the 5 ribs belonging to the find it is possible to conclude that it must have been an individual with a powerful chest. The two clavicles show a comparatively normal development. The graetest length of both is 137 mm each, the medium perimeter is 38 (right=r) and 40 (left =1) mm. The sturdiness index is 27,7 (r) and 29,2 (1), in both cases in indicates a robust clavicle. On the basis of the top plan radiogram (Picture 7) the radius of their medial curvature, concave towards the front, is short, without any essential pathological deforPicture 7. mations. 201
