| Summary: | Background. The study of anthropological materials of people of distant historical
epochs is an important source of information about the lifestyle, culture and state of
medicine in antiquity. The study of anthropological materials of people of distant historical
epochs is an important source of information about the lifestyle, culture and state of medicine
in antiquity. The purpose of the work is to reconstruct the morphological characteristics
of the individual of the Bronze Age and the character his the physical stress in the process
of life. Materials and methods. The work introduces the results of the complex study
of anthropological materials from burial № 4 of burial mound I of the Kulikovo group of
burial mounds (Republic of Mordovia, the territory of the urban district of Saransk). Materials
are consist of the skull, right pelvic bone, and right and left femurs. All bones show
marked post-mortem destruction. The facial skeleton of the skull is destroyed. The study of
anthropological materials was carried out visually and metrically. The measurements were
carried out in accordance with the generally accepted method of R. Martin. Results. During
the study, anthropological materials were carefully examined and measured. The proportions
of the skull and the length of the individual’s body were determined. Traces of pathological
changes and the indicators of mechanical stress were traced on many bones. A bilateral
pathology “cribra orbitalia” was found on the skull. The occipital bone showed the
trace of manifestatio proatlantis. Signs of gonarthrosis and traces of inflammatory processes
are found on the femur bones. Conclusion. The examined skeleton, could belong to a woman
of 35-45 years old. The length of the individual’s body was approximately 160.5 cm.
Traces of multiple pathological changes and indicators of mechanical stress were traced on
the skull and bones of the postcranial skeleton. Many of them are the result of intense physical
activity of the individual.
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