Paleopathological features of the Late Bronze Age population: anthropological skeletal materials excavated from burial grounds near the village of Krasnosamarskoye, Samara Region

Pererva, Evgeniy; Владимирович, Перерва Евгений; Kapinus, Yulia; Олеговна, Капинус Юлия

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“…However, this trait is only rarely observed in archaeological human samples (e.g., Belcastro et al, 2007; Razhev, 2009). All the more rarely is chipping scored in non‐adult archaeological remains (e.g., Kufterin, 2016; Pererva & Kapinus, 2019).…”

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“…That the diet of the MBA‐LBA steppe communities consisted primarily of livestock products is also supported by the scarce bioarchaeological studies. In particular, analyses of dental pathology patterns in several MBA and LBA sites from the Samara valley, the Trans‐Urals, and Northern Kazakhstan indicate a relatively good state of dental health and have led to consensus on dietary specialization on products high in proteins and low in carbohydrates (Judd et al, 2018; Lindstrom, 2002; Murphy & Khokhlov, 2016; Pererva & Kapinus, 2019; Ventresca Miller et al, 2014a).…”

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Exploring dietary practices in non‐adults of the Late Bronze Age Southern Urals: A perspective from dental attributes

Karapetian

Kufterin

Chaplygin³

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The article provides a bioarchaeological perspective on the dietary practices of the Late Bronze Age Southern Ural communities, which once inhabited the steppe and forest‐steppe zones of modern Bashkiria (Russia), via studying the pathological dental conditions and aspects of dental tooth use in skeletal remains from four kurgan cemeteries. As children and adolescents constitute the majority of the skeletal remains, the focus is on non‐adult dentition. The cemeteries were used by Srubnaya and Srubnaya‐Alakul communities that are believed to have been settled pastoralists. Despite the absence of convincing archaeological evidence, the existence of secondary‐role agriculture in these communities has not been ruled out. The studied sample includes 38 non‐adults (<18 years of age). The dental attributes studied were linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH), caries, dental calculus, dental wear, and antemortem enamel chipping. In total, the sample showed no cases of caries, a very high frequency of dental calculus, and a frequency of enamel chips that increased with age. The rate of dental wear seems to be mild, though there is a need for comparative data on non‐adults. The frequency of LEH was relatively low and the defects peaked at about 2–4 years of age. Basically, the Bashkirian Late Bronze Age (LBA) non‐adult sample fits well into the larger picture of the Bronze Age pastoralists from the Volga‐Ural and Trans‐Ural steppes. Given the archaeological evidence and the prevalence of the studied dental characteristics, the data are consistent with a society primarily reliant on meat and milk products.

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Exploring dietary practices in non‐adults of the Late Bronze Age Southern Urals: A perspective from dental attributes

Karapetian

Kufterin

Chaplygin³

et al. 2021

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Cribra orbitalia and Porotic hyperostosis on bone remains of the Bronze Age population from the Lower Volga region (search for the proliferation causes)

Pererva

2024

VAAE

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This study is devoted to defining the occurrence frequency of Cribra orbitalia and Porotic hyperostosis signs based on the data obtained and establishing the reasons for the spread of these pathological conditions in the study groups. The material for the study is series dating back to the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages from the Lower Volga region kurgan mounds. When analyzing bone remains, the occurrence of porotic hyperostosis on the skull and cribra orbitalia was taken into account. To identify significantly significant differences in the incidence of pathological abnormalities, the groups were compared using non-parametric mathematical criteria. Statistical calculations were carried out in the StatSoft, Inc. shell. (2011) STATISTICA. As a result of the study, it was estab-lished that the factors influencing the occurrence of signs of hemolytic diseases in the study group could be en-demic malaria, helminths, as well as nutritional stress caused by systematic starvation, lack of vitamin C, folic acid, cobalamin and iron.

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Paleopathological peculiarities of the population of timber-grave (Srubnaya) culture of the Late Bronze Age originating from the burials of Archedino-Chernushensky Kurgan group

Pererva¹,

Sitnikov²

2020

Исторический Журнал: Научные Исследования

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Skeletal remains from the burials of timber-grave period of the Late Bronze Age originating from kurgans of the Archedino-Chernushensky group served as the material for this research. The archaeological monument is located in the territory of the Frolovsky Municipal District of Volgograd Oblast. The remains of 12 individuals (6 adults, 4 children, and 2 adolescents) were explored. In the course of this research, the author applied the method of account for the occurrence of discretely varying traits on the skull and bones of postcranial skeleton, as well as evaluation program for dissemination of pathological characteristic developed by the national researchers A. A. Movsesyan, E. V. Pererva, A. P. Buzhilova. The archaeological explorations of group Archedino-Chernushensky Kurgan group were carried out in 2020. Therefore, the acquired anthropological materials are introduced into the scientific discourse for the first time. The author was able to establish that the equal number of children and adult burials can be attributed to timber-grave period. The examined skeletal remains of the Late Bronze Age of the Lower Volga Region demonstrate the signs of episodic stress (enamel hypoplasia) and distribution of diseases related to the deficiency of microelements in the body (porosis of the diaphysis in individuals who did not reach the age of puberty). The records of such type of deviations on anthropological materials of deviations indicates chronic stress associated with systematic occurrences of famine, which is natural for the population of the Late Bronze Age of the Lower Volga Region, who were involved in mixed farming. The excavations reveal the series of injuries of household and battle nature among adult population. The prevalent burial method of timber-grave culture Archedino-Chernushensky Kurgan group of appears to be the cremation ritual.   

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Paleopathological features of the Late Bronze Age population: anthropological skeletal materials excavated from burial grounds near the village of Krasnosamarskoye, Samara Region

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Exploring dietary practices in non‐adults of the Late Bronze Age Southern Urals: A perspective from dental attributes

Exploring dietary practices in non‐adults of the Late Bronze Age Southern Urals: A perspective from dental attributes

Cribra orbitalia and Porotic hyperostosis on bone remains of the Bronze Age population from the Lower Volga region (search for the proliferation causes)

Paleopathological peculiarities of the population of timber-grave (Srubnaya) culture of the Late Bronze Age originating from the burials of Archedino-Chernushensky Kurgan group

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