ANTROPOLOGICKÁ ANALÝZA BIRITUÁLNEHO LATÉNSKEHO POHREBISKA V PALÁRIKOVE

Classical anthropological analysis of bone remains from part of the LaTène burial ground in Palárikovo, Dolné Križovany site. The Institue of Archaeology of SAS in Nitra carried out a rescue research on the site in 1970 – 1973. It was led by B. Benadík. From the total number of 95 uncovered burials, only seven contained cremated anthropological material. It is the most numerous and most complete collection of bone remains from the LaTène culture from Slovakia discovered so far. The anthropological analysis was applied to bone remains of 89 individuals. In men, medium skull construction prevailed as well as presence of forehead protuberances, reduced tuberculum marginale and tubera mentalia. Besides prevailing medium skulls, robust skulls of women occur. This tendency was more significant in creating a more robust relief of muscle insertions on skulls and in the tendency to ellipse shape and rounded iliums of foramen obturatum. The anthropological analysis is complemented with figures, tables and plates of measures and indices and basic statistical parameters. Male tendency to feminization was expressed in relatively short and subtle plates as well as in femur and tibia. Compared to men, women had rather wide faces and wide nasal foramen. The most probable conclusion from the detected differences in face proportions and in long bones of lower limbs is their different origin. Occurrence or frequency of anomalies and pathological changes in bones did not bring any new knowledge. Traces of cuts and fractures from perimortal period were recorded on bones of individuals from undisturbed burials. Values of primary analysis data in tables and figures are a precious source for further investigations.