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Pull, Push, Jump and Run: Musculoskeletal Stress Markers in the Part of Late Medieval population from Lobor (Croatia)

The main goal of this research is to detect a biological status of individuals and the part of population, by analysing physical activities on the human skeletal remains from the Late Medieval period. The research included musculoskeletal stress markers on one hundred skeletons of male and female individuals, all with well preserved appendicular skeletal elements. Reconstruction of daily activity patterns, lifestyle and possible diseases in broader sense were analysed through musculoskeletal stress markers on the anatomical elements of upper and lower extremities and teeth. Described changes on the skeleton occur in the interaction of the musculoskeletal system, muscles and connective tissue. These are called entheseal changes or stress markers. The difficulties involved determining correct identification markers and degrees of expression. Therefore four scales were used: the Coimbra method, Mariotti´s method, Robb´s method and Hawkey and Merbs´ method. The data, specific modification of osseous or dental tissue obtained for each individual, offered a wide range of habitual behaviors and in some way, cultural practice of a population. After this extensive anthropological analysis, we hope that we will be able to bring bio cultural conclusions for part of this population.

musculoskeletal stress markers; anthropology; medieval archaeology; archaeological site; Lobor;

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