Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar Settlement

In this article the authors present preliminary data of the skeletal remains from the 11th burial of the CXLIX excavation in Bolgar fortified settlement. Unusual for medieval Bolgar burial rite attracted attention to this burial during the excavations in 2010. The authors provide the characteristics...

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Main Authors: Volkova Elizaveta V., Baranov Vyacheslav S., Kiryagin Konstantin V., Zholobov Albert I., Sitdikov Airat G., Rakhmatullin Nail R., Kalyanov Victor A.
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Language:Russian
Published: Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan, A.Kh. Khalikov Archaeology Institute 2023-12-01
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Online Access:http://archaeologie.pro/en/archive/46/897/
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author Volkova Elizaveta V.
Baranov Vyacheslav S.
Kiryagin Konstantin V.
Zholobov Albert I.
Sitdikov Airat G.
Rakhmatullin Nail R.
Kalyanov Victor A.
author_facet Volkova Elizaveta V.
Baranov Vyacheslav S.
Kiryagin Konstantin V.
Zholobov Albert I.
Sitdikov Airat G.
Rakhmatullin Nail R.
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description In this article the authors present preliminary data of the skeletal remains from the 11th burial of the CXLIX excavation in Bolgar fortified settlement. Unusual for medieval Bolgar burial rite attracted attention to this burial during the excavations in 2010. The authors provide the characteristics of the individual features of human remains according to the results of cranial- and osteoscopy, their description in accordance with the lifetime changes and postmotem preservation. In the course of research, it was found that the individual was male, age from 35 to 45 years old, the reconstructed body length was 158–163 cm in various methods. Paleopathological research and medical and forensic reconstruction revealed signs of ankylosing spondylitis and the fracture of the sub-language bone. Graphic and plastic reconstructions of the appearance by the M.M. Gerasimov’s method were performed, the non-metric traits of the skull of the studied individual were recorded.
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spelling doaj.art-949a8e26e719420592cb443bcb5bedc22024-01-09T09:20:20ZrusAcademy of Sciences of Tatarstan, A.Kh. Khalikov Archaeology InstituteПоволжская археология2306-40992500-28562023-12-014469711210.24852/pa2023.4.46.97.112Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar SettlementVolkova Elizaveta V. 0Baranov Vyacheslav S.1Kiryagin Konstantin V.2Zholobov Albert I. 3Sitdikov Airat G. 4Rakhmatullin Nail R.5Kalyanov Victor A. 6Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian FederationInstitute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov St., 30, Kazan, 420012, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian FederationVolga region subsidiary of the Center of forensic expert, Investigating Committee of Russian Federation (Kazan, Russian FederationState Autonomous Health-Care Agency «Republican Bureau for Forensic Medical Examination, Ministry of Health, Republic of Tatarstan» (Kazan, Russian Federation) Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University. Kremlyovskaya St., 18, Kazan, 420000, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian FederationTatarstan Republic Bureau of Medical Jurisprudence expert examination. Shevchenko St., 112a, Almetyevsk, 423461, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian FederationKazan State Medical University. Butlerov Str., 49, Kazan, 420012, Russian FederationIn this article the authors present preliminary data of the skeletal remains from the 11th burial of the CXLIX excavation in Bolgar fortified settlement. Unusual for medieval Bolgar burial rite attracted attention to this burial during the excavations in 2010. The authors provide the characteristics of the individual features of human remains according to the results of cranial- and osteoscopy, their description in accordance with the lifetime changes and postmotem preservation. In the course of research, it was found that the individual was male, age from 35 to 45 years old, the reconstructed body length was 158–163 cm in various methods. Paleopathological research and medical and forensic reconstruction revealed signs of ankylosing spondylitis and the fracture of the sub-language bone. Graphic and plastic reconstructions of the appearance by the M.M. Gerasimov’s method were performed, the non-metric traits of the skull of the studied individual were recorded.http://archaeologie.pro/en/archive/46/897/archaeologyphysical anthropologynon-metric traitstraumapathologyankylosing spondylitismedical-forensic reconstructionplastic reconstructionmiddle agesbolgar
spellingShingle Volkova Elizaveta V.
Baranov Vyacheslav S.
Kiryagin Konstantin V.
Zholobov Albert I.
Sitdikov Airat G.
Rakhmatullin Nail R.
Kalyanov Victor A.
Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar Settlement
Поволжская археология
archaeology
physical anthropology
non-metric traits
trauma
pathology
ankylosing spondylitis
medical-forensic reconstruction
plastic reconstruction
middle ages
bolgar
title Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar Settlement
title_full Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar Settlement
title_fullStr Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar Settlement
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar Settlement
title_short Preliminary Anthropological and Forensic Study of an Individual from Grave No 11 of Excavation CXLIX of Bolgar Settlement
title_sort preliminary anthropological and forensic study of an individual from grave no 11 of excavation cxlix of bolgar settlement
topic archaeology
physical anthropology
non-metric traits
trauma
pathology
ankylosing spondylitis
medical-forensic reconstruction
plastic reconstruction
middle ages
bolgar
url http://archaeologie.pro/en/archive/46/897/
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