Some Anthropological Materials Excavated at the Ancient City of Mangup
This article addresses anthropological materials discovered in seven graves in the basilica of Mangup, which were excavated in 2005 by the team of N. I. Barmina. The research has conclusively established that these materials correspond to nine buried persons (two men, five women, and two children). The works conducted allowed us to determine the sex and age of the deceased, as well as to make measurements and discover certain malignant changes. Bone pathologies were mostly deceases of dentofacial apparatus, particularly dental calculus, caries, and teeth loss. Musculoskeletal system deceases have been documented at both sexes. Most often, pathologies occurred on lower extremities bones and spinal column. Pathologies of spinal column are documented on women bones only. This new material uncovers a high percentage of porothic hyperostosis. Episodic stress marker, such as enamel hypoplasia, has been documented twice. Epigenetic variants occur in three cases, on women’s bones only.