Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - Bioarchaeological evidence for the health status of a Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Bakheri chala population (Armenia)
AU  - Khudaverdyan A Yu
AU  - Hobossyan SG
Y1  - 2017
VL  - 55
IS  - 3
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 319
EP  - 336
KW  - Armenia ‒ Late Bronze Age ‒ Early Iron Age – Trepanation ‒ Cranial trauma ‒ Dental pathology
N2  - 
N2  - Thirty-two skeletons from burial ground Bakheri chala were analysed macroscopically and X-ray for
pathological conditions such as trepanation, traumatic injuries, infectious disease and dental pathology. This study
has shown that average age at death was relatively high. Trepanation with rectangular sawing for the first time found
in the Armenia at two individuals. Trauma to the skull was common, which suggests a high level of inter-personal
violence. We here report a case of decapitation. Bakheri chala site showed a high frequency of auditory exostosis. The
dental pathology conditions of this population were numerous. Agriculture introduced people to carbohydrates, or
sugars, which affect the teeth and cause dental caries. The staple diet of ancient population from Shnogh river consisted
of wine, bread, vegetables, and fruits. Males do show a slightly higher rate of wear than females possibly suggesting a
greater proportion of bread in the diet of males.
ER  -