Anthropological analysis of skeletal remains from one grave from site Pećine in Vrdnik

U tekstu je predstavljena antropološka analiza nalaza iz Groba pronađenog u zapadnom delu sonde II na lokalitetu Pećine u Vrdniku 1969. Godine. Na osnovu Grobnih priloga, Grob je opredeljen u starije Gvozdeno doba. U pitanju su dobro očuvani, ali nekompletni, skeletni ostaci muške individue stare oko 25 godina. Od paleopatoloških promena, osim 'osteochondritis dissecans-a', uočeni su još tragovu osteoartritisa na ramenom, lakatnom i skočnom zglobu. S obzirom na to ga je ova individua relativno mlada, možemo konstatovati gaje razvoju osteoartritisa verovatno doprineo mehanički stres i fizička aktivnost.A study investigates human skeletal remains from one grave (from the Earlier Iron Age), which were excavated during 1969, in Vrdnik (Site Pećine) (fig. 1-3). Although skeletal remains were well preserved, but incomplete and fragmentary, we managed to determinate sex and age of this individual (male, around 25 years old) (figs. 4-9; table 1-5). Dental analysis shows presence of attrition, periodontal disorder, enamel hypoplasia and disorder in tooth eruption. A careful observation of skeletal remains demonstrates that this person suffered of osteochondritis dissecans and osteoarthris (caused by mechanical stress and physical activities). Since any of these pathological changes couldn't be the cause of death, we can say that he probably died from natural causes