Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 101. (Budapest 2009)

Hajdu, T.: Anthropological analysis of the Avar Age people from the Jászberény-Disznózug cemetery (Hungary)

152 T. Hajdú Age group Fig 1. iMortaliry curves of Avar Age population of Jászberény-Disznózug (curves were drawn after the correction of newborns) Metrical analysis We have a low number of measurable skulls from the cemetery, due to the small number of excavated graves and the bad preservation of the finds (Tables 3-4). In spite of this fact we can draw some conclusions as the population examined is very homogeneous in terms of some measurements and indices of the skulls. Each male skull is very low according to the length-earheight index (20/1), and very low or medium high in terms of length-height index ( 17/1 ). The female skulls are low or very low (length-height index 17/1) and low, or medium high on the basis of their length-earheight index (20/1 ) (Figs 2-34). The average estimated stature of males is 172.0 cm on the basis of Sj0VOLD's (1990) method, and 172.4 cm according to BERNERT's method (2005b, 2008) (Table 5). The values for females are 156.6 and 164.1 cm. If we compare these results with the average values from the Avar Age, we can establish the next. The overall average estimated stature in the Avar Age is 167.7 cm for males and 157.4 cm for females (calculated by SjOVOLD's method). In the Avar Age population from Danube

rTisza Interfluve the average estimated stature is 167.1 cm for males, and 157.0 cm for females (by SjOVOLD's method) (ERY 1998). The average males were taller and females were a bit lower in the examined population of Jászberény than the above-mentioned values. Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 101, 2009