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
214 Gál Szilárd Sándor Results of the analysis The anthropological representation of the population is relatively good. I was able to take morpho-taxonomical measurements on postcranian bones. Teeth are in good condition. I didn’t find any marks of periodontosis or prognathia alveolaris. The answers for this situation are the age, dental decease appears at Juvenis and Adult ages. I didn’t find pathological cases, children died at the age of 4-5 because of epidemic diseases, but in Medieval Ages the high child mortality is typical. Children died after birth and also around the age of 4-5 years (statistics of Medieval Age cemeteries - after Éry and Nemeskéri). In one case I discovered an epigenetic characteristic: irregular eruption of teeth (II and C). The stature of children is in correlation with the age. In one case I could measure the stature of an adult male: 166.46 cm. The robust bones and relatively small stature is typical for Centre-East Transylvania in Medieval and Modern Ages (for example the Modern Age cemetery from Avrame§ti, Harghita County, under analisys). Stature of the population Females Males and Children femur Stature Martin's femur Stature Martin's average by classification average by Sjovoid classification Sj ovoid 320.00 132,58 vs 445,00 166,46 m 205.00 101,42 330.00 135,29 vs Females Males and Children femur Stature Martin's femur Stature Martin's average by classification average byPea-Rös classification Pea-Rös 320.00 134,00 vs 445,00 163,66 sin 205.00 111,58 330.00 135,95 vs
