Neparáczki Endre (szerk.): Magyar őstörténeti műhelybeszélgetés - A Magyarságkutató Intézet Kiadványai 20. (Budapest, 2020)
Tihanyi Balázs – Marcsik Antónia: Az Alföld történeti embertani képe a szarmata időszaktól az Árpád-korig. Rövid összefoglalás
AZ ALFÖLD TÖRTÉNETI EMBERTANI KÉPE A SZARMATA IDŐSZAKTÓL AZ... number of individuals. Two main approaches are used to describe the relations, the biological distance within and among the populations: craniometries based on quantitative variants and taxonomy dealing with qualitative (and supplementary quantitative) characteristics. Literature on the different archaeological-historical periods usually presents the results of the so-called classical examinations following one or the other approach when describing the particular series, but comprehensive analyses based on smaller or larger populations covering the whole era are also available. The aim of the article is to provide a general overview - without the ambition to be exhaustive - about the biological reconstruction of the populations from the Sarmatian, Gépid, and Avar eras and the periods of the Hungarian Conquest and the foundation of state. We will present the anthropological characteristics of the different periods and the factors influencing and limiting the examinations and the interpretation of the data. Against this background, we will try to present the results of the nearly hundred-year researches of the populations from the different eras and the transitional periods between the ages. In conclusion, we can state that despite the wide range of minor publications and major comprehensive analyses, the biological reconstruction of the populations of the concerned periods, and the problem of continuity (especially in the case of the Avar population) are not exhaustive and require further research. KEYWORDS: biological anthropology, biological reconstruction, Carpathian Basin, taxonomy, craniometry 1. Bevezetés A történeti népességek és régészeti kultúrák megismerését elősegítő primer forrásbázisok közé tartozik a feltárások nyomán folyamatosan bővülő embertani anyag. A leletek tanulmányozásával foglalkozó történeti embertan fő célkitűzése az egyes régészeti korok népességének biológiai rekonstruk31
