Bioarchaeological Assessment of Skeletal Remains from A Salvage Excavation in Antalya Province

Ahmet İhsan Aytek; Alper Yener Yavuz

Makale detayları

Bioarchaeological Assessment of Skeletal Remains from A Salvage Excavation in Antalya Province

Yazarlar:

Ahmet İhsan Aytek | Alper Yener Yavuz

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

İstanbul Antropoloji Dergisi Issue 4, pp.29-49

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341080

pISSN:

2822-3365

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 The Antalya province, with its many important archaeological sites, reveals cricital archaeological data for the human history of Anatolia. These data are not limited to archaeological results, but the skeletons found during excavations also reveal direct data about human life and death. However, the archaeological data of Antalya are not limited to known archaeological sites, but are also updated with the increasing number of rescue excavations in many parts of the city. In this study, the human skeletal remains of 96 individuals were examined. The skeletal remains were unearthed from 48 graves, which were used in both the Roman and Byzantine periods, during the rescue excavations carried out by the Antalya Museum Directorate in the Başköy neighbourhood of the Kepez district in 2022. The anthropological examination of the skeletons revealed 70 adults and 26 sub-adult individuals, and the most common age range at death was 35-50 years. The estimated sex, age at death and stature, and oral and dental health, pathological lesions, and skeletal variations were assessed. Among our findings, we show cases of avascular necrosis, ossification of the chondrosternal cartilage, cortical desmoid and double-rooted mandibular canine, conditions that are not well documented in ancient Anatolian records.

 The Antalya province, with its many important archaeological sites, reveals cricital archaeological data for the human history of Anatolia. These data are not limited to archaeological results, but the skeletons found during excavations also reveal direct data about human life and death. However, the archaeological data of Antalya are not limited to known archaeological sites, but are also updated with the increasing number of rescue excavations in many parts of the city. In this study, the human skeletal remains of 96 individuals were examined. The skeletal remains were unearthed from 48 graves, which were used in both the Roman and Byzantine periods, during the rescue excavations carried out by the Antalya Museum Directorate in the Başköy neighbourhood of the Kepez district in 2022. The anthropological examination of the skeletons revealed 70 adults and 26 sub-adult individuals, and the most common age range at death was 35-50 years. The estimated sex, age at death and stature, and oral and dental health, pathological lesions, and skeletal variations were assessed. Among our findings, we show cases of avascular necrosis, ossification of the chondrosternal cartilage, cortical desmoid and double-rooted mandibular canine, conditions that are not well documented in ancient Anatolian records.

 The Antalya province, with its many important archaeological sites, reveals cricital archaeological data for the human history of Anatolia. These data are not limited to archaeological results, but the skeletons found during excavations also reveal direct data about human life and death. However, the archaeological data of Antalya are not limited to known archaeological sites, but are also updated with the increasing number of rescue excavations in many parts of the city. In this study, the human skeletal remains of 96 individuals were examined. The skeletal remains were unearthed from 48 graves, which were used in both the Roman and Byzantine periods, during the rescue excavations carried out by the Antalya Museum Directorate in the Başköy neighbourhood of the Kepez district in 2022. The anthropological examination of the skeletons revealed 70 adults and 26 sub-adult individuals, and the most common age range at death was 35-50 years. The estimated sex, age at death and stature, and oral and dental health, pathological lesions, and skeletal variations were assessed. Among our findings, we show cases of avascular necrosis, ossification of the chondrosternal cartilage, cortical desmoid and double-rooted mandibular canine, conditions that are not well documented in ancient Anatolian records.

 The Antalya province, with its many important archaeological sites, reveals cricital archaeological data for the human history of Anatolia. These data are not limited to archaeological results, but the skeletons found during excavations also reveal direct data about human life and death. However, the archaeological data of Antalya are not limited to known archaeological sites, but are also updated with the increasing number of rescue excavations in many parts of the city. In this study, the human skeletal remains of 96 individuals were examined. The skeletal remains were unearthed from 48 graves, which were used in both the Roman and Byzantine periods, during the rescue excavations carried out by the Antalya Museum Directorate in the Başköy neighbourhood of the Kepez district in 2022. The anthropological examination of the skeletons revealed 70 adults and 26 sub-adult individuals, and the most common age range at death was 35-50 years. The estimated sex, age at death and stature, and oral and dental health, pathological lesions, and skeletal variations were assessed. Among our findings, we show cases of avascular necrosis, ossification of the chondrosternal cartilage, cortical desmoid and double-rooted mandibular canine, conditions that are not well documented in ancient Anatolian records.

Makale detayları

Bioarchaeological Assessment of Skeletal Remains from A Salvage Excavation in Antalya Province

Yazarlar:

Ahmet İhsan Aytek | Alper Yener Yavuz

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

İstanbul Antropoloji Dergisi Issue 4, pp.29-49

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341080

pISSN:

2822-3365

Başköy

avascular necrosis

chondrosternal ossification

spina bifida

cortical desmoid

Sayı

Makale detayları

Bioarchaeological Assessment of Skeletal Remains from A Salvage Excavation in Antalya Province

Yazarlar: Ahmet İhsan Aytek | Alper Yener Yavuz

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi: İstanbul Antropoloji Dergisi Issue 4, pp.29-49

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001341080

pISSN: 2822-3365

Başköy

avascular necrosis

chondrosternal ossification

spina bifida

cortical desmoid

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ahmet İhsan Aytek | Alper Yener Yavuz

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

İstanbul Antropoloji Dergisi Issue 4, pp.29-49

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341080

pISSN:

2822-3365