Tárnoki Judit szerk.: Tisicum - A Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Múzeumok Évkönyve 19. (2009)

Természettudomány és régészet - Hajdú Tamás - A Százhalombatta-Belső Újföldek bronzkori lelőhely birituális temetőjének embertani vizsgálata

Természettudomány és régészet | Tamás HAJDÚ Anthropological examination of the biritual cemetery from the Bronze Age unearthed at Százhalombatta-Belső Újföldek In 2007 and 2008, under the direction of Dániel Fűköh, a portion of a biritual Bronze Age cemetery was excavated at Százhalombatta-Belső Újföldek. The analysis of the osteological material found at the site is described here. Twenty-four individuals were analysed from 23 burials - four skeletons and cremated remains of 19 specimens. The analysis of the cremated remains shows that during burial special attention was paid to the complete inclusion of all bones in the urn; however the anatomical ordering of the bone fragments seemed to be unimportant. The majority of the burials with cremation contained the remains of one individual each. In only one instance was it certainly shown that one urn contained the remains of two individuals. Bone fragments varied considerably in size, but in many instances relatively large bone fragments remained. Among the cremated remains, two instances of serious alterations were found. Spondylosis deformans was identified on the body of a cervical vertebra of two adults, along with inflammation on the surface of the apophyseal joints. There were no cremated animal bones in the urns. The settlement associated to this cemetery was excavated in 2004. The uncovered human skeletal materials from the pits of the settlement were subsequently analyzed. The question then arose whether the individuals of the cemetery and settlement communities belonged to the same population. Due to the small amount of individuals and poor preservation, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that the relative ratio of skull length and width are similar, as are the superior views of the skull. In orderto proceed, molecular analysis should be performed on the human skeletal remains of both burial sites. 411 I