Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 95. (Budapest 2003)

Bernert, Zs.: Anthropological analysis of the Avar Period cemetery of Kereki-Homokbánya

and akrocrany. According to the transversal-frontoparietal index narrow (stenometop), medium width (metriometop) and wide (eurymetop) foreheads had almost the same incidence, with a mean value in the middle region of metriometopy. Medium large (euencephal) and large (aristencephal) cranial capacities were frequent, with the mean value in the upper third of euenkaphaly. Medium high (mesoprosop) faces and medium high (mesen) upper faces were the most frequent. Facial index and upper facial index produced a mesoprosop, or mesen mean value. Orbital cavities were of medium height (mesoconch). Nasal widths were varied, medium wide (mesorrhin) the most often. The nose turned out to be medium wide (mesorrhin) according to the mean value too (Tables 3-4). When analysing morphological data we could state that almost half the skulls looked oval in top view. The profile of napes was arched in most cases. The upper row of teeth ususally had a paraboloid arch. Spina nasalis anterior was most often large. Nasal bones were sand-glass shaped (Martin 1) in the majority of cases. Glabella were well developed with more than half of the cases (Broca 4) (Table 5). The average stature of men turned out to be 165.7 cm (Table 6). Utilizing the ALEKSEEV and DEBETS classification categories both long headed (dolichocran) and short headed (brachycran) individuals were frequent according to the cranial index among the women. Their mean value could be positioned on the lower limit of mesocrany. According to the distribution of length-height index skulls were most often medium high (orthocran) with the mean value in the lower third of orthocrany. High (akrocran) skulls turned out to be the most frequent on the basis of width-height index, the mean value was established on the lower limit of akrocrany. Medium (metriometop) foreheads turned out to be the most frequent according to transversal-frontoparietal index, the mean value fell in the middle of the metriometop region. Medium size cranial capacities (euencephal) were the most frequent, with the mean value at the upper limit of euencephaly. Face proved to be wide, medium wide (euryprosop, mesoprosop), upper face of medium height (mesen). Orbital cavities were low-medium (chamae-, mesoconch), low by the mean value as well. Nasal width was varied, medium (mesorrhin) on the basis of its mean value (Tables 3—4). On the basis of the analysis of morphological data craniae's shape proved to be oval in top-view in half of the cases. The profile of napes was arched. The upper row of teeth generally had a paraboloid shape. Spina nasalis anterior was most often medium developed. Apertúra pyriformis turned out to be anthropin in 71 % of cases. Nasal bones were hourglass-shaped in most of the cases (Martin 1 ). Glabella was minimally formed (Broca 1, Broca 2) (Table 5). The average stature of women was 155.1 cm (Table 6).