Skeletal evidence for morbidity and mortality in Copper Age samples from northeastern Hungary Export

@article{citeulike:3099732, abstract = {Analysis of 183 human skeletons representing the Copper Age in northeastern Hungary indicates slightly less morbidity and mortality than found in previous studies of later Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from the same area. Mean adult age at death was 33.4 years for males and 32.9 years for females. Life table reconstruction revealed a life expectancy at birth of about 28 years, and at age 15 of about 17 years. Frequencies of dental hypoplasia (\<1\%) and carious lesions (2.3\%) were relatively low. Comparisons of the Copper Age data reported here with previously published studies of later Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from the same area revealed little or no change in life expectancy at age 15, long bone diaphyseal circumference, estimated living stature, frequencies of dental hypoplasia, alveolar abscesses, tooth loss, adult porotic hyperostosis or trauma. Temporal increases were detected in life expectancy at birth, dental caries frequency, cribra orbitalia, subadult periosteal lesions and vertebral osteoarthritis. The study is part of a larger effort to examine long-term temporal changes in skeletal samples from that region. Copyright {\copyright} 2008 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.}, address = {Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary}, author = {Ubelaker, D. H. and Pap, I.}, citeulike-article-id = {3099732}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.969}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/121372123/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/oa.969}, journal = {International Journal of Osteoarchaeology}, keywords = {200808, chalcolithique, hongrie, paleoanthropologie, paleopathologie}, number = {9999}, pages = {n/a+}, posted-at = {2008-08-08 11:04:56}, priority = {2}, title = {Skeletal evidence for morbidity and mortality in Copper Age samples from northeastern Hungary}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.969}, volume = {9999}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3099732 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3099732 N2 - Analysis of 183 human skeletons representing the Copper Age in northeastern Hungary indicates slightly less morbidity and mortality than found in previous studies of later Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from the same area. Mean adult age at death was 33.4 years for males and 32.9 years for females. Life table reconstruction revealed a life expectancy at birth of about 28 years, and at age 15 of about 17 years. Frequencies of dental hypoplasia (<1%) and carious lesions (2.3%) were relatively low. Comparisons of the Copper Age data reported here with previously published studies of later Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from the same area revealed little or no change in life expectancy at age 15, long bone diaphyseal circumference, estimated living stature, frequencies of dental hypoplasia, alveolar abscesses, tooth loss, adult porotic hyperostosis or trauma. Temporal increases were detected in life expectancy at birth, dental caries frequency, cribra orbitalia, subadult periosteal lesions and vertebral osteoarthritis. The study is part of a larger effort to examine long-term temporal changes in skeletal samples from that region. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. IS - 9999 JF - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology AD - Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary TI - Skeletal evidence for morbidity and mortality in Copper Age samples from northeastern Hungary VL - 9999 SP - n/a KW - 200808 KW - chalcolithique KW - hongrie KW - paleoanthropologie KW - paleopathologie AU - Ubelaker, DH AU - Pap, I PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.969 ER -