Palaeopathologic analysis of the Çatak (Van) skeletons<p>Çatak (Van) iskeletlerinin paleopatolojik analizi
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Palaeopathology, Skeletons, Early Iron Age, Paleopatoloji, İskelet, Erken Demir ÇağAbstract
The purpose of this study is to present the findings of the palaeopathological analysis of a skeletal sample from Çatak (Van). A total of 18 skeletons, 9 male, 7 female, and 2 adolescences were examined throughout study. These individuals are suffered from a variety of ailments including cribra orbitalia, and porotic hyperostosis, cranial fractures, degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis of the knee joint and temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis. Porotic hyperostosis and cribra orbitalia has a consistently high frequency in all skeletons. Also, anemia (due to malaria) was observed. Other prevalent diseases in the skeletons are osteoarthritis of the knee joint, temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis and cranial fractures. The pattern of traumatic cranial injuries indicates that they were likely sustained as a result of accidents. The occurrence of osteoarthritis in the temporomandibular joint could be a result of consuming dry or hard food. According to the result of this study, Çatak skeletons expose to high stress (malaria) during growth and development (cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis), low physical activity in the limbs and accidental injuries.
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Bu çalışmanın amacı, Çatak (Van) iskeletlerinde görülen paleopatolojik verilerin analizlerini ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmada 9 erkek, 7 kadın ve 2 adolesan olmak üzere, toplam 18 birey incelenmiştir. Bireylerde cribra orbitalia, porotic hyperostosis, cranium kırıklar, dejeneratif eklem hastalıkları temporomandibular eklem osteoartrit ve osteoartrit rahatsızlıklar görülmüştür. İskeletlerde en sık rastlanılan cribra orbitalia ve porotic hyperostosisdir. Bu çalışmada ayrıca sıtmanın neden olduğu aneminin varlığı da görülmüştür. Tespit edilen diğer rahatsızlıklar ise osteoartritis, temporomandibular eklem osteoartritisi ve kafatası kırıklardır. Travmalar büyük olasılıkla kaza sonucu meydana gelmiş yaralanmalardan kaynaklandığı, temporomandibular eklem osteoartritisi ise sert ya da kuru yiyeceklerin tüketilmesi sonucu olmuş olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın sonucunda Çatak iskeletlerinin düşük fiziksel aktivite ve kaza sonucu yaralanmalar ile büyüme ve gelişme boyunca yüksek strese (sıtma) (cribra orbitalia ve porotic hyperostosis) maruz kaldıkları görülmüştür.
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