Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 92. (Budapest 2000)

Éry, K.: Anthropological studies on a Late Roman Period population at Tác-Margittelep

350 K. Ery cut hit the skull from above in a sagittal direction, crushing the skull's top at a length of 90 mm. The third blow came from above in an oblique direction and cut through the frontale bone above the left orbita, as well as the nasalia and the right zygomaticum (Figs 16-18). The nasal bones of a 54-58 year old man (No. 243) had been cut across, however, the wound healed (Fig. 40). The skull of a 30-60 year old man (No. 250a) was sliced through by a single lethal sword blow which hit the left parietal bone from above, opening the cranial vault with a 80 mm long cut (Fig. 19). A somewhat healed, 27 mm long sword cut was discovered on the left parietal bone of a 13-14 year old boy (No. 276), suggesting that he survived this violent trauma for some time (Fig. 20). The skull of a 51-55 year old man (No. 383) was hit by two lethal cuts inflicted from behind. One of these cut through the back portion of the left parietale to some 78 mm, while the other sliced off the basal part of the occiput and the tip of the left processus mastoideus, thereby exposing the cranial cavity over an area of 40 by 25 mm (Fig. 21 ). The left parietal bone of another boy ( 10-12 years, No. 402) was cut through by a lethal sword blow inflicted from above (Fig. 22). An approximately 60 mm long sword cut hit the right parietal bone of a 49-53 year old man (No. 415) from above. Although this trauma had not damaged the cranial vault, no signs of healing can be seen along the cut. Therefore it may be assumed that the man died of some other wound suffered during the same clash (Fig. 23). The mandible of a 46-52 year old man (No. 417) was hit from the right side slicing off the right angulus mandibulae. Although this trauma could not have been lethal in itself, the lack of healing signs makes it obvious that the man died at the time this violent trauma occurred (Fig. 26). Two small, parallel cuts were observed on the surface of the right zygomatic bone of a 64-68 year old man (No. 432) with no evidence of healing. However, the post mortem origin of this damage cannot be ruled out. b) Sword cuts on the postcranial skeleton. The marks of sword cuts were identified on the right humerus, as well as on the right and left radius and ulna of a 18-20 year old man (No. 170). These traumas showed no sign of recuperation, that is survival (Fig. 24). A short transversal cut damaged the anterolateral surface of the femur of a 53-57 year old man (No. 180) in its proximal third. Given the lack of a healing reaction it seems probable that this wound was inflicted at the same time as the man's skull was also hit by lethal sword blows. Superficial sword cuts on the right radius and left ulna of a 63-67 year old man (No. 189) showed no evidence of healing. The left ala ossis ilii of a 44^4-8 year old man (No. 261) bears a shallow cut on its back side with no sign of healing. The os ischium of the same individual is damaged by a small rhomboid-shaped perforation with no evidence of healing either. The right femur of a 54-60 year old man (No. 312) suffered a 35-37 mm long cut in its middle portion that struck from a somewhat distal direction and