Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 29/3. (2009)

Gál Szilárd Sándor: Anthropological Study of the Medieval Cemetery from Adămuş Morfo-taxonomical Measurements of the Osteological Material

Anthropological Study of the Medieval Cemetery from Adämu?

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M8. 10-12 years old Infans II child

The skeleton was preserved incompletely.

Skull. Cranium: parietal bones, occipital bone, temporal bone, frontal bone, pórus acusticus externus. Bones of the face: fragments from the maxilla and mandible. Situation of teeth: PM1 (1), Ml (1), 12 (2), C (2), PM1 (2), Ml (2), PM1 (3), Ml (3), 12 (4), C (4), PM1 (4); I identified in the alveolar М2, М3 from the maxilla and mandible. I found an eruption error in the maxilla: II and C from the maxilla were still in the alveolus, it can be an epigenetic sign or the surface of the alveolus was in advanced phase and the tooth couldn’t knock out from the alveolus. Sex determination: -. Age determination: ecto- and endocranial sutures and the situation of the teeth show a child.

M9. 2-4 years old Infans I child

The skeleton was preserved incompletely. The most part of the skeleton is missing. I had recovered fragments from the skull: parietal bones, frontal bone. Sex determination: -. Age determination: the dimensions of the skull show a young child.

M10. 11-14 years old Infans II child

I could make a detailed analysis. The skeleton was preserved relatively good.

Skull. Cranium: parietal bones, occipital bone, temporal bone, frontal bone, pórus acusticus externus. Bones of the face: right zygomatic bone, fragments from orbita, the maxilla in 2 pieces, right half of the mandible. Situation of teeth: 12 (1), C (1), PM1, PM2 (1), Ml, М2 (1), II, 12 (2), C (2), PM1, PM2 (2), Ml, М2 (2), 11 (3), C (3), PM1, PM2 (3), Ml (3), II, 12 (4), PM1, PM2 (4), Ml, М2 (4). Dental formula: 2123. Thorax: 1 thoracic vertebra and 2 lumbar vertabrae, 5 fragments from ribs. Upper limbs (arms): diaphysis part of the left humerus, left and right radius and ulna without distal epiphysis. Bones of pelvis girdle: iliac bones, tragments from ischion bones, fragments from pubian bones and sacrum. Lower limbs: left (1. of bone 330 mm) and right femur (1. of bone 330 mm). Sex determination: Age determination: eruption phases

of the teeth and the ossification phase of the humerus and femur show characters of a child.

Ml 1. 2-5 years old Infans I child

The skeleton was preserved fragmentary. The most part of the skeleton is missing.

Skull. Cranium: small fragments from parietal bones. Thorax: 5 fragments from ribs. Upper limbs (arms): proximal epiphysis of the right radius. Sex determination: Age determination:

cortical layer of the radius (1 mm) and the dimensions of the bones show a young child.

M13. 22-25 years old Adult Male

The most part of the skeleton is missing. Lower limbs: left (length of bone 445 mm, diam. of the head 44 mm, transv. width 29 mm, sagit, width 26 mm, transv. width inf. 30 mm, sagit, width inf. 29 mm) and right femur (length of bone 445 mm, diam. of the head 44 mm, transv. width 29 mm, sagit, width 26 mm, transv. width inf. 30 mm, sagit, width inf. 29 mm). Sex determination: the surface of the iliac bones, the femur’s head show characteristics of a male. Age determination: the ossification phase of proximal and distal epiphysis mark a young adult person.