Slaus M, Pećina-Slaus N, Brkić H
Department of Archaeology, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb.
Homo. 2004;54(3):240-63. doi: 10.1078/0018-442x-00072.
The purpose of the paper is to analyze and compare the demographic profiles and disease frequencies between a skeletal series from Zmajevac, a settlement on the Danubian limes, and a composite "non-limes" skeletal series consisting of human osteological remains from three large urban settlements to the west of the limes; roman Mursa (modern Osijek), Cibalae (Vinkovci) and Certissia (Strbinci). To determine if life stresses were different in settlements on the limes the age and sex distribution in Zmajevac was compared to the composite "non-limes" series. All skeletons were also analyzed for the presence of dental pathology, dental enamel hypoplasia, cribra orbitalia, trauma, and physical stress. Data collected from the skeletal series show that, with the exception of some indicators of physical stress, no significant differences in quality of life is evident. Both series are characterized by an under-representation of subadults from the youngest age category and by similar average adult male and female ages at death. In Zmajevac the average ages at death for adult males and females were 40.0 and 39.0 years respectively, in the composite "non-limes" series 37.4 years for both males and females. The frequencies of dental disease, subadult stress indicators, and trauma are similar in both series. The only consistent difference between the two series is noted in the frequencies of skeletal markers of physical stress, in particular the frequencies of vertebral osteoarthritis and Schmorl's defects. Total male and total female vertebral osteoarthritis frequencies in the two series are significantly different, as is the difference in total male frequencies of Schmorl's defects. Young adult males in the Zmajevac series seem to have been experiencing particularly heavy physical strain on the vertebral column. They exhibit significantly higher frequencies of both vertebral osteoarthritis and Schmorl's defects than young adult males from the composite non-limes series.
本文的目的是分析和比较多瑙河沿岸防线一处定居点兹马耶瓦茨的骨骼样本系列，与一个由防线以西三个大型城市定居点（罗马的穆尔萨，即现代的奥西耶克；锡巴莱，即温科夫齐；以及塞尔蒂西亚，即斯特宾奇）的人类骨骼遗骸组成的综合“非防线”骨骼样本系列之间的人口统计学特征和疾病发生率。为了确定防线沿线定居点的生活压力是否不同，将兹马耶瓦茨的年龄和性别分布与综合“非防线”系列进行了比较。还对所有骨骼进行了分析，以确定是否存在牙齿病变、牙釉质发育不全、眶筛孔、创伤和身体压力。从骨骼样本系列收集的数据表明，除了一些身体压力指标外，生活质量没有明显差异。两个系列的特点都是最年轻年龄组的亚成年人数量不足，成年男性和女性的平均死亡年龄相似。在兹马耶瓦茨，成年男性和女性的平均死亡年龄分别为40.0岁和39.0岁，在综合“非防线”系列中，男性和女性均为37.4岁。两个系列中牙齿疾病、亚成年压力指标和创伤的发生率相似。两个系列之间唯一一致的差异在于身体压力的骨骼标志物的发生率，特别是脊椎骨关节炎和施莫尔氏缺损的发生率。两个系列中男性和女性脊椎骨关节炎的总发生率存在显著差异，男性施莫尔氏缺损的总发生率也存在差异。兹马耶瓦茨系列中的年轻成年男性似乎脊柱承受着特别大的身体压力。他们的脊椎骨关节炎和施莫尔氏缺损的发生率明显高于综合非防线系列中的年轻成年男性。
