A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve, 1971. 2. (Szeged, 1974)

Die VII. Archäologische Konferenz in Szeged - Farkas, Gyula–Lengyel, Imre: Skeleton of a mediaval dwarf form Ludoš-Csurgó (Yugoslavia)

of the processus styloideus can be observed. The surfaces of the radio-ulnar diarthroses are enlarged and deformed. From the region of the collum of the left ulna, from the interosseal surface, a 5 mm long thorn-like exostosis extends in a proximal direction. b) Ossa extremitatis inferioris Greatest length of the femur is 355 (r) and 341 (1), the sagittal diameter of the centre of the diaphysis is 30 (r) and 28 (1), its transversal diameter 26 (r) and 27 (1) mm. The cross-sectional indicator of the diaphysis is 115,4 (r) and 103,7 (1) which corresponds to a medium (r) and weak (1) pilaster. The length of the femur in a normal position is 355 (r) and 336 (1) mm. On the basis of the sagittal radiogram (Picture 12) the femurs are short, conspicuously massive and higly deformed. The collum femoris is short and is in a valga position. In the area of the trochanter minor and the tertia exostoses of irregular form and spongy cavernous structure (Rose

—Doolan, 1949; Timonen, 1964) can be seen. Their diaphysis is short, their cortical thick, their contours normal. Their distal epiphysis is „inflated" and greatly deformed. Above their medial condylus exostoses of irregular shape can be seen (Picture 13), and in the same place also their cortical contours are interrupted in several spots. On the left femur, above the lateral condylus, too, a crest-like exostosis can be seen. The left tibia and fibula are conspicuously short, massive, and considerably deformed. The sagittal diameter of the tibia in the height of the foramen nutritium is 34, its transversal diameter 30 mm, cnemical indicator is 88,2 which largely corresponds to a euryknem (round) tibia. (Picture 15.) In this case, however, this determination does not bear a literal interpretation as the cross-section of the tibia resembles an isosceles Picture 15 triangle because of the pronouned development of the crista interossea. On the radiogram (Picture 14) it can be seen that on the proximal epiphysis of the tibia and fibula the condyles and the articular facets of the capitulum have become destroyed as a results of influences after death. The diaphysis of both bones is short, massive, their corticals are massive, their contours normal. Their distal epiphysis, corresponding to the syndesmosis tibifibularis, is completely ossified and, consequently, their trabecular structure has become rearranged. The shape of the talocrural joint is deformed. Finally there may by ranked to the find 11 metacarpal and metatarsal bonse and knuckle bones. With these deformations can be found mainly on the dorsal surface as well as with the proximal epiphyses. On the histological sections made from the bone sample of the spongy substance specific deformations could not be recognized. BODY HEIGHT On the basis of the characteristics and measurements described above there can be no doubt that we are faced with a case of microsomia. On the basis of the data available and on that of Manouvier's method we have obtained the following values concerning body heigt: right numerus 126,6 cm left ulna 105,9 cm left humerus 130,8 cm right femur 137,9 cm right radius 116,0 cm left femur 129,7 cm right ulna 113,2 cm 206