Reassessing stature estimates for the Early Bronze Age Karataş-Semayük population, 2021
Throughout the excavations of Karataş-Semayük (1963–75), Anatolia, J. Lawrence
Angel performed t... more Throughout the excavations of Karataş-Semayük (1963–75), Anatolia, J. Lawrence
Angel performed the osteological examination of the site’s Early Bronze Age (EBA)
population. e sample consists of 584 individuals, two thirds being adults; 60 of these
adults having fairly well-preserved skeletal remains. Angel utilized Trotter and Gleser’s
stature regression formulas from the 1950s to estimate the stature of the population. This study aims to revaluate these results, through calculating stature formulas directly on the Karataş-Semayük population. This will be achieved through utilizing two stature estimation methods in combination: the anatomical method and the regression (mathematical) method. The anatomical method will be used to establish the body ratio values of the population, these values can be used as a basis for regression formulas. e resulting regression formulas can be used to calculate the stature of individuals who lack complete skeletons. Furthermore, these regression formulas will be tested on contemporary Mesopotamia populations, as to allow for comparisons between contemporary stature trends of different regions.
Keywords: The anatomical method, Fully technique, the regression method, Near East, Mesopotamia.
The Hittite burial material consists of a very heterogeneous material. The material shows some sh... more The Hittite burial material consists of a very heterogeneous material. The material shows some shared aspects between the different cemeteries and their grave types. However, this material lacks previous extensive comparative studies in central Anatolia. This study aims to problematize this funerary material, by re-evaluating the previous interpretation and by creating links between the different types of material and the cemeteries it was found in. This will be achieved by analyzing four different categories of Hittite graves from the three cemeteries: Osmankayasi, Gordion and Ilica. The total material consists of 268 graves: 91 from Osmankayasi, 46 from Gordion and 131 from Ilica. The material was originally excavated and published during the fifties and sixties by the three archaeologists Kurt Bittel, Machteld Mellink and Winfried Orthmann. The burial material will be analyzed to establish parallels and differences between the three sites, their materials and grave categories. Literary sources and empirical data will be used to supplement previous research but also the new interpretations discussed in this thesis.
Reassessing stature estimates for the Early Bronze Age Karataş-Semayük population, 2021
Throughout the excavations of Karataş-Semayük (1963–75), Anatolia, J. Lawrence
Angel performed t... more Throughout the excavations of Karataş-Semayük (1963–75), Anatolia, J. Lawrence
Angel performed the osteological examination of the site’s Early Bronze Age (EBA)
population. e sample consists of 584 individuals, two thirds being adults; 60 of these
adults having fairly well-preserved skeletal remains. Angel utilized Trotter and Gleser’s
stature regression formulas from the 1950s to estimate the stature of the population. This study aims to revaluate these results, through calculating stature formulas directly on the Karataş-Semayük population. This will be achieved through utilizing two stature estimation methods in combination: the anatomical method and the regression (mathematical) method. The anatomical method will be used to establish the body ratio values of the population, these values can be used as a basis for regression formulas. e resulting regression formulas can be used to calculate the stature of individuals who lack complete skeletons. Furthermore, these regression formulas will be tested on contemporary Mesopotamia populations, as to allow for comparisons between contemporary stature trends of different regions.
Keywords: The anatomical method, Fully technique, the regression method, Near East, Mesopotamia.
The Hittite burial material consists of a very heterogeneous material. The material shows some sh... more The Hittite burial material consists of a very heterogeneous material. The material shows some shared aspects between the different cemeteries and their grave types. However, this material lacks previous extensive comparative studies in central Anatolia. This study aims to problematize this funerary material, by re-evaluating the previous interpretation and by creating links between the different types of material and the cemeteries it was found in. This will be achieved by analyzing four different categories of Hittite graves from the three cemeteries: Osmankayasi, Gordion and Ilica. The total material consists of 268 graves: 91 from Osmankayasi, 46 from Gordion and 131 from Ilica. The material was originally excavated and published during the fifties and sixties by the three archaeologists Kurt Bittel, Machteld Mellink and Winfried Orthmann. The burial material will be analyzed to establish parallels and differences between the three sites, their materials and grave categories. Literary sources and empirical data will be used to supplement previous research but also the new interpretations discussed in this thesis.
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Angel performed the osteological examination of the site’s Early Bronze Age (EBA)
population. e sample consists of 584 individuals, two thirds being adults; 60 of these
adults having fairly well-preserved skeletal remains. Angel utilized Trotter and Gleser’s
stature regression formulas from the 1950s to estimate the stature of the population. This study aims to revaluate these results, through calculating stature formulas directly on the Karataş-Semayük population. This will be achieved through utilizing two stature estimation methods in combination: the anatomical method and the regression (mathematical) method. The anatomical method will be used to establish the body ratio values of the population, these values can be used as a basis for regression formulas. e resulting regression formulas can be used to calculate the stature of individuals who lack complete skeletons. Furthermore, these regression formulas will be tested on contemporary Mesopotamia populations, as to allow for comparisons between contemporary stature trends of different regions.
Keywords: The anatomical method, Fully technique, the regression method, Near East, Mesopotamia.
Keywords: Hittite, cemeteries, mortuary practices, Osmankayasi, Gordion, Ilica, cremations, pithos burials, pit graves, cist-graves, ethnicity, status, equids
Angel performed the osteological examination of the site’s Early Bronze Age (EBA)
population. e sample consists of 584 individuals, two thirds being adults; 60 of these
adults having fairly well-preserved skeletal remains. Angel utilized Trotter and Gleser’s
stature regression formulas from the 1950s to estimate the stature of the population. This study aims to revaluate these results, through calculating stature formulas directly on the Karataş-Semayük population. This will be achieved through utilizing two stature estimation methods in combination: the anatomical method and the regression (mathematical) method. The anatomical method will be used to establish the body ratio values of the population, these values can be used as a basis for regression formulas. e resulting regression formulas can be used to calculate the stature of individuals who lack complete skeletons. Furthermore, these regression formulas will be tested on contemporary Mesopotamia populations, as to allow for comparisons between contemporary stature trends of different regions.
Keywords: The anatomical method, Fully technique, the regression method, Near East, Mesopotamia.
Keywords: Hittite, cemeteries, mortuary practices, Osmankayasi, Gordion, Ilica, cremations, pithos burials, pit graves, cist-graves, ethnicity, status, equids