Excavations at Karataş-Semayük and Elmali, Lycia, 1969

Mellink, Machteld J.; Ángel, José

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“…A possible leprosy case was described from the Anatolian Bronze Age (2700–2300 BC) [103] and from Balatal, Rajastan in India from the late Indus civilisation (2500–1700 BC) [61]. Another ancient putative leprosy case in Western Europe, a child with slight rhinomaxillary changes [104], was found in Dryburn Bridge, Scotland (2300–2000 BC).…”

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Possible cases of leprosy from the Late Copper Age (3780-3650 cal BC) in Hungary

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At the Abony-Turjányos dűlő site, located in Central Hungary, a rescue excavation was carried out. More than 400 features were excavated and dated to the Protoboleráz horizon, at the beginning of the Late Copper Age in the Carpathian Basin, between 3780–3650 cal BC. Besides the domestic and economic units, there were two special areas, with nine-nine pits that differed from the other archaeological features of the site. In the northern pit group seven pits contained human remains belonging to 48 individuals. Some of them were buried carefully, while others were thrown into the pits. The aim of this study is to present the results of the paleopathological and molecular analysis of human remains from this Late Copper Age site. The ratio of neonates to adults was high, 33.3%. Examination of the skeletons revealed a large number of pathological cases, enabling reconstruction of the health profile of the buried individuals. Based on the appearance and frequency of healed ante- and peri mortem trauma, inter-personal (intra-group) violence was characteristic in the Abony Late Copper Age population. However other traces of paleopathology were observed on the bones that appear not to have been caused by warfare or inter-group violence. The remains of one individual demonstrated a rare set of bone lesions that indicate the possible presence of leprosy (Hansen’s disease). The most characteristic lesions occurred on the bones of the face, including erosion of the nasal aperture, atrophy of the anterior nasal spine, inflammation of the nasal bone and porosity on both the maxilla and the bones of the lower legs. In a further four cases, leprosy infection is suspected but other infections cannot be excluded. The morphologically diagnosed possible leprosy case significantly modifies our knowledge about the timescale and geographic spread of this specific infectious disease. However, it is not possible to determine the potential connections between the cases of possible leprosy and the special burial circumstances.

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“…The morphological diagnosed leprosy case from the Abony site, dated to the Late Copper Age (3780–3650 cal BC), is more than one thousand years older than the earliest known case from the Anatolian region [103]. This result significantly modifies our recent knowledge about the time and geographic spread of this specific infectious disease.…”

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“…Büyüyen bir popülasyonun ortalama ölüm yaşı ve yaşam beklentisi daha düşük; küçülen bir popülasyonun ise daha yüksektir (Eshed vd., 2008). Kadıini toplumunun ortalama ömür uzunluğunun (25,9 yıl), gerek Anadolu'daki bazı Kalkolitik ve Tunç Çağı toplulukları arasında değerlendirildiğinde (Angel, 1970;Wittwer-Backofen, 1988;Açıkkol, 2000;Sevim vd., 2005;Özdemir, 2011;Sağır vd., 2011;Açıkkol Yıldırım, 2013;Açıkkol Yıldırım vd., 2014;Gökdemir, 2014) (Grafik 4) gerekse Anadolu genelinde tarihsel zamanlara göre incelendiğinde (Koca Özer vd., 2008) hem Kalkolitik Çağ (32,5 yıl) hem de Tunç Çağı (36,0 yıl) toplumlarının ortalamasından düşük olduğu görülür. Ortalama yaşam süresi Truva TÇ (Angel, 1986), Oylumhöyük ETÇ (Gökdemir, 2014) ve Seyitömer OTÇ (Özdemir, 2011) toplumlarının değerlerine yakındır.…”

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“…Büyüyen bir popülasyonun ortalama ölüm yaşı ve yaşam beklentisi daha düşük; küçülen bir popülasyonun ise daha yüksektir (Eshed vd., 2008). Kadıini toplumunun ortalama ömür uzunluğunun (25,9 yıl), gerek Anadolu'daki bazı Kalkolitik ve Tunç Çağı toplulukları arasında değerlendirildiğinde (Angel, 1970;Wittwer-Backofen, 1988;Açıkkol, 2000;Sevim vd., 2005;Özdemir, 2011;Sağır vd., 2011;Açıkkol Yıldırım, 2013;Açıkkol Yıldırım vd., 2014;Gökdemir, 2014) (Açıkkol, 2000;Özdemir, 2011;Açıkkol Yıldırım, 2013;Gökdemir, 2014) ortalamasının üzerinde iken, bu yaş aralığından itibaren hızla azalarak 20 yaşına ulaşmış bireylerin hayatta kalma şansı (Ix: %42,22) Oylumhöyük ETÇ (Gökdemir, 2014) ve OTÇ (Açıkkol, 2013) toplumlarına benzer (Grafik 5). Bu durum topluluk içerisinde 10-19 yaş aralığında ölüm oranının yüksek olmasıyla ilişkilendirilebilir.…”

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Demographical Analysis of the Late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age Skeletal Population in Kadıini Cave

Usta

2019

Antropoloji

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In the rescue works carried out by the Alanya Museum in 2017 in the Kadıini Cave in the Alanya district of Antalya province, the human skeleton remains dating to the Late Chalcolithic / Early Bronze Age were unearthed. The minimum number of individuals among these skeletal remains was 90. A total of 90 individuals were examined in order to analyze the demographic characteristics of the human skeletons. In the Kadıini community, the mortality rate of infants and children is 37,78%. According to the age groups at the life table, the highest mortality rate in the community (dx: 35,56%) is the 10-19 age group. In the 0-9 age group, mortality rate is a relatively low (22,22%) but life expectancy rate is the highest (e 0 x: 19,56 years). The longevity for adults (15+ age; 25,9 years) is low when evaluated among some Anatolian Chalcolithic and Bronze Age populations. The life expectancy at age 40 (e 0 x) in the community is as low as 5 years and no individual living above 50 years old has been found. The longevity for women (24,5 years) is shorter than it is for men (26,8 years).The life expectancy among surviving individuals who are over 45 years of age in the community ended in women but continued in male (Ix: 11,54%; e 0 x: 5years). The demographic findings exhibit that Kadıini was probably a community with a young and growing population, also that the women were probably more affected by living conditions as seen in some prehistoric societies of Anatolia.

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Settlement history and material culture in southwest Turkey: report on the 2008–2010 survey at Çaltılar Höyük (northern Lycia)

Momigliano¹,

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Hodos³

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Anatol. Stud.

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This report presents the main results of research activities carried out at Caltilar Hoyiik, northern Lycia, southwest Turkey, between 2008 and 2010. During this period, an international team undertook topographic, archaeological and geophysical surveys, together with artefact studies and analyses, aimed at determining the nature and extent of occupation at the site, and offering new data about the settlement history and material culture of this region in pre-Classical times. The results of this work suggest that the site was occupied from at least the fourth millennium (Late Chalcolithic) to the middle of the sixth century BC, a date that coincides with the Persian conquest of Lycia, with only scant evidence of use/occupation after this phase. In addition, the nature of our finds suggests that the site, despite its location in the summer pastures (yayla) and at a considerable altitude (1,250m), was well-connected to other Anatolian and Aegean regions, and probably served as more than just a minor seasonal agro-pastoral settlement, particularly during its Early Bronze Age and Late Iron Age periods of occupation. The evidence relevant to the second millennium BC is too limited at present to allow further interpretation about the nature of occupation at the site, but is significant per se, especially in view of the scanty archaeological remains of this period in the region, and despite the numerous references to the Lukka people and settlements available in documentary sources. OzetBu rapor, giineybati Tiirkiye'de, kuzey Likya'da bulunan Qaltilar Hoyiik'de 2008-2010 yillan arasinda yapilan ara §tirma faaliyetlerinin ana sonu^lanni kapsamaktadir. Bu sure i^inde, uluslararasi bir ekip, yerle §imin niteligini ve kapsamim belirlemek ve bu bolgenin Klasik donem oncesindeki yerle §im tarihi ve maddi kultiirii hakkinda yeni bilgiler elde etmek amaciyla, buluntu 9ah §malan ve analizler yaninda, topografik, arkeolojik ve jeofizik ara §tirmalarda bulunmu §tur. Bu gah^manm sonu9lanna gore, yerle §im yeri, en azindan dordimcii binden ba §layarak (Ge$ Kalkolitik) M.O. 6. yy'in ortalanna kadar (Pers i §galine rastlayan donem) iskan edilmi §tir, fakat bu donemden sonrasi kullanim veya iskan igin yeterli kamtlar mevcut degildir. Buna ek olarak, buluntulann niteligi bakimindan; yazlik meralarda (yayla) kurulmu § ve onemli bir yiikseklige sahip olan (1.250m) konumuna ragmen, yerle §im yerinin diger Anadolu ve Ege bolgeleriyle baglantili oldugu ve ozellikle Erken Tun9 £agi ve Ge£ Demir Qaglannda biiyiik ihtimalle, sadece kiiguk bir mevsimlik tanm alani olmaktan daha fazlasmi sundugu soylenebilir. M.O. ikinci bine ait kamtlar bu donem i$in yerle §imin niteligi asisindan daha fazla a^iklama yapmamiza §u an imkan vermeyecek kadar sinirhdir, fakat yazih kaynaklarda Lukka halkina ve yerle §imine pek 90k referans verildigi halde, ozellikle de bolgede bu doneme ait arkeolojik kalintilann yetersizligi goz oniine ahndiginda kendi ba §ma onemlidir.

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Excavations at Karataş-Semayük and Elmali, Lycia, 1969

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Possible cases of leprosy from the Late Copper Age (3780-3650 cal BC) in Hungary

Possible cases of leprosy from the Late Copper Age (3780-3650 cal BC) in Hungary

Demographical Analysis of the Late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age Skeletal Population in Kadıini Cave

Settlement history and material culture in southwest Turkey: report on the 2008–2010 survey at Çaltılar Höyük (northern Lycia)

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