HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION FROM THE PERIOD OF THE FUNNEL BEAKER CULTURE FROM MODRICE (BRNO-COUNTRY DISTRICT, CZECH REPUBLIC)
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Anthropologie : [international journal of human diversity and evolution] |
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| Citation | |
| web | http://puvodni.mzm.cz/Anthropologie/article.php?ID=2425 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.26720/anthro.24.08.10.1 |
| Keywords | Diseases; Eneolithic; Palaeopathology; Moravia |
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| Description | The presented work is focused on the palaeopathological analysis of the skeletal remains of 22 individuals (11 adults, two adolescents, nine children) from Modrice (Brno-Country District, Czech Republic) dated to the period of the FunnelBeaker Culture (4000-3700 BC). It represents a group of settled farmers. Compared to similarly dated groups, the Modrice skeletons had a very high rate of tooth decay. Of the congenital malformations, skeletal (scaphocephaly) and spinal (vertebral synostosis, spondylolysis) disabilities were found here. Most of the inflammatory changes on the bones were observed in connection with dental diseases; two cases of otitis media and inflammatory foci on the cranial vault of one of the females were also recorded. Manifestations of chronic inflammation of unknown aetiology were noted in two individuals on the long bones of the limbs. Although the presented research was limited by the small number of examined skeletons, it presents new information about the health status of the studied population group and enriches the existing knowledge about this important Eneolithic population. |