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The life of children in the area of Medieval and Early Modern Podravina - a bioarchaeological view of the village of Torčec

Northwest of today's village Torčec in Podravina (Croatia) lies the archaeological site Torčec- Cirkvišče. The parish cemetery and modest remains of the sacral architecture at this site were excavated during 2002, 2009, and from 2011 to 2016. A total of 453 graves, which can be dated from the mid-12th century to 1731/1733 based on the stratigraphy, movable finds and historical sources, were investigated. Anthropological analysis has, up to now, been carried out on 299 skeletons. Out of that number, 110 skeletal remains belong to children, so the children: women: men ratio of the analyzed sample is 1: 0.5: 0.85. This is not usually the case on the cemeteries of the observed period, since children are generally underrepresented. To determine the quality of life of the population from this site, the following analyzes were conducted: indicators of subadult stress (cribra orbitalia, non-specific periostitis) and dental health indicators. Using these procedures we will try to surmise the health of children and how the environmental conditions and the nutrition affected it. Particular attention will be given to possible metabolic disorders such as scurvy or rickets that have often affected children in the past

children ; subadult stress ; Podravina ; Torčec

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