The remains found in Gnaty-Lewiski belong to a single individual. The state of preservation and skeleton fossility were mediocre, postdepositional breakage of the bones occurring due to soil and root pressure. The long bones and cranium were measured according to Martin's technique (R. Martin, K. Saller 1957). Cranioscopic and nonmetric traits were also described (K. Piasecki 1992; J. Piontek 1999). All observed diagnostic skeleton traits suggest a female. The woman died at the age of about 18-21 years (iuvenis/adultus). Her body height, based on long bone measurement, was about 160 cm. The young age, height, lack of pathological changes in the skeleton and good dentition are indirect proof of health and good overall condition at the time of death.
In archaeological context, anthropologists focus on determination of main characteristics of human population, for example age, sex and ethnic origin. Overall, historical skeletal remains preserved as a complete intact skeleton is very rarely. Main factors which modify state of human bones in post-mortem interval are context and method of inhumation, environmental and ecological factors, biological aspects of an individual (age, dietary) and taphonomical changes affecting the organism after its death. Therefore, it is essential to approach to the evaluation of the historical skeletal material with available anatomic-microscopic methods, histological and molecularbiological methods.
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