Zsákai Annamária (szerk.): Anthropologiai Közlemények 64. (2023)

Eredeti közlemények - Original papers - QUIROZ-CABASCANGO, X. – BERTA, N. – SZENICZEY, T.: Oral paleopathological investigation of the Avar period (6–7th c. CE) population from Nagykőrös

Based on the individual count method, the total frequency of periapical lesions was 13.3%. This value is relatively lower when considering the percentage of periapical lesions found in the Fészerlak (45.9%) and Toponár cemeteries (46.2%). These high values, particularly in the Toponár Cemetery, exhibit a notable association with dental caries, which are also elevated when considering the caries found at the Fészerlak cemetery. Furthermore, it was not possible to compare the severity of caries between cemeteries. The total frequency of hypoplasia based on the individual count method was 33.3%, whereas in Toponár cemetery was 58.6% and in Fészerlak was 62.5%. It showed a big discrepancy in comparison with our sample and implies that Toponár and Fészerlak may have been exposed to a greater degree of stress or, they had a greater chance of surviving stress. The analysis of Pitvaros cemetery provided a considerably smaller occurrence of linear enamel hypoplasia with 11.54%. Moreover, there was comparative data from the Trans-Tisza region, where at the Szarvas site, enamel hypoplasia had been identified in 27% of the individuals (Horváth et al. 1995). These findings provide valuable insights into the oral health, dietary habits and lifestyle of the population from Nagykőrös of the Avar Period. However, it is important to consider the relatively small sample size significantly can influence the prevalence of dental conditions. Finally, comparisons with other cemeteries and populations of the Avar Period, have highlighted interesting variations in dental health of our sample. References AIQahtani, S.J., Hector, M.P., Liversidge, H.M. (2010): Brief communication: The London atlas of human tooth development and eruption. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 142(3): 481-490. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21258 Bonfiglioli, B., Mariotti, V., Facchini, F., Belcastro, M.G., Condemi, S. (2004): Masticatory and non­­masticatory dental modifications in the epipalaeolithic necropolis of Taforalt. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 14(6): 448-456. DOI: 10.1002/oa.726 Brooks, S., Suchey, J. (1990): Skeletal age determination based on the os pubis. Human Evolution, 5(3): 227-238. DOI: 10.1007/BF02437238 Buikstra, J.E., Ubelaker, D.H. (1994): Standards for Data Collection from Human Skeletal Remains. Arkansas Archeological Survey Research Series N. 44., Arkansas, USA. p. 272. Éry, K., Kralovánszky, A., Nemeskéri, J. (1963): Történeti népességek rekonstrukciójának reprezentációja. Anthropologiai Közlemények, 7: 41-90. Évinger, S. (2003): A Toponár és Fészerlak avar kori temetők népességének paleosztomatológiai vizsgálata. Békés Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei, 24-25: 429-448. Forshaw, R. (2004): Dental indicators of ancient dietary patterns: dental analysis in archaeology. British Dental Journal, 216: 529-535. DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.353 Garam, É. (2018): Das awarenzeitliche Gräberfeld in Zamárdi-Rétiföldek. Teil III. Monumenta Avarorum Archaeologica 12. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest, p. 416. Horváth, G., Molnár, E., Marcsik, A. (1995). Taurodontism and enamel hypoplasia in a skeletal sample (8th century) from Szarvas, Hungary. In: Moggi-Cecchi, J. (Ed.) Aspects of Dental Biology: Palaeontology, Anthropology and Evolution. IISM, Florence, pp. 377-387. Huszár, G., Schranz, D. (1976:. A fogszuvasodás elterjedése a Dunántúlon, az újkőkortól az újkorig. Fogorvosi Szemle, 45: 3-38. Iscan, Y.M., Loth, S.R., Wright, R.K. (1984): Age estimation from the rib by phase analysis: white males. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 29(4): 1094-1104. DOI: 10.1520/JFS11776J Iscan, Y.M., Loth, S.R., Wright, R.K. (1985): Age estimation from the rib by phase analysis: white females. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 30(3): 853-863. DOI: 10.1520/JFS11018J Lovejoy, C.O. (1985): Dental wear in the Libben population. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 68(1): 47-56. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa. 1330680105 30

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