Folia Historico-Naturalia Musei Matraensis - A Mátra Múzeum Természetrajzi Közleményei 5. (1978-1979)
Szathmáry, L.: A zaránki neolitikus csontváz
Table 5. - Reconstruction of stature from long bones 5. Táblázat - A testmagasság rekonstrukciója a végtagcsontok alapján Method Humerus Radius Fibula Mean Átlag Representation Reprezentáció Manouvrier (1893) 169.6 (179.8) 170.7 173.4 0.4 Pearson (1899) 169.6 (174.2) 171.9 0.3 Stevenson (1929) 177. 7 (181.0) 179.4 0.3 Breitinger (1938) 174.0 (176.3) 175.2 0. 3 Telkkä (1950) 171.0 (178.0) 173. 3 174.1 0.4 Dupertuis-Hadden (1951) 176.0 (182.0) 179.0 0.3 Trotter-Gleser (1952) 175.8 (181.0) 175. 7 177.5 0.4 Mean - Átlag 173.7 (179.2) 173.9 176. 1 PATHOLOGY a/ The ulna is broken, and the bone knitted abnormally, forming a pseudo-joint. There are traces of a small degree of exostosis (23 x 17 mm) on the surface of fracture (Table III. c, d). The ulna with the pseudo-joint entailed a characteristic carriage of the arm, which can be well reconstructed. The description of the reconstruction is as follows: The phenomenon that the crista m. supinatoris ulnae is robust, that its position' is periincisural, and that the capitulum radii approaches the collum on the side facing the tuberositas only 1 mm (while 3 mm on the other side) is related to the frequent pronate position of the forearm. This being the case, the radius and the ulna cross each other and the back of the hand looks ahead. At the same time, the fossa olecrani humeri somewhat widens out towards the margo lateralis, which indicates that the forearm, in turn, was often bent towards the thorax. This position of the arm, therefore, resembles the position in a fling of a broken forearm today. Work was probably done with the left hand, which is proved by a deviation to the right of the processus spinosus vertebrae thoracicae as well as by a deviation to the left by the lumbalis processus spinosus (cf. : KÜHNE 1934). This phenomenon may also indicate that the injured individual was spared, which may be an interesting sign of division of labour in Neolithic society. b/ Vert.th. IX. and vert. lumb. II.: minimum osteophyte formation (spondylosis +) can be observed on the ventral low rim. c/ M 2sup (s): caries profunda; M3 m f (d), M 2m f (s), M 3in j (s): caries penetrans. In the latter two cases a cysta was also formed (Plate HI, b). 143
