Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION FROM
THE PERIOD OF THE FUNNEL BEAKER CULTURE
FROM MODŘICE (BRNO-COUNTRY DISTRICT,
CZECH REPUBLIC)
AU  - Vargová L
AU  - Tvrdý Z
AU  - Vymazalová K
Y1  - 2024
VL  - 62
IS  - 3
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 231
EP  - 248
KW  - Diseases – Eneolithic – Palaeopathology – Moravia
N2  - 
N2  - The presented work is focused on the palaeopathological analysis of the skeletal remains of 22 individuals
(11 adults, two adolescents, nine children) from Modřice (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 Modřice 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.
ER  -