Balázs Tihanyi
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 174004 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Balázs Tihanyi |
| NOMBRES | Balázs |
| APELLIDO | Tihanyi |
| FIRMA | TIHANYI B |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Szeged |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5124-4468 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Preliminary results of the analysis targeting perimortem cut marks from the mass grave 3 connected to the battle of Mohacs, 1526 CE
Background: This year the 29th of August is the 500th anniversary of one of the most decisive battles of Late Medieval Europe. Five mass graves are known to be directly connected to the Battle of Mohács from the Ottoman expansion era. The pits contain human remains belonging to members of the defeated army of the Kingdom of Hungary. Between August of 2020 and October of 2022, mass grave 3 was completely excavated in three seasons revealing high n…
Examination of perimortem injuries to the postcranial skeleton in the human bone material from mass grave 3 associated with the battle of Mohacs (August 29, 1526 CE)
Background: The mass graves linked to the Battle of Mohacs (1526) are located at the Mohacs National Memorial Site in southern Hungary. Historical sources suggest that around 2,000 prisoners were executed after the battle and buried in these graves. After excavations in 1960 and 1976, mass grave 3 was re-excavated between 2020 and 2022, enabling detailed archaeological and anthropological analyses. Objective: To conduct an osteoarchaeological ana…
Preliminary results of the paleopathological analysis of the human skeletal remains from mass grave 4 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site (1526 CE), Hungary
Background: The Battle of Mohacs in 1526 was one of the most decisive events in Central European history. The osteological material recovered from the five mass graves located at the Mohacs National Memorial Site is associated with this historical event. Between 2020 and 2024, two of these mass graves were excavated to gain insight into the individuals buried within them. Objective: The aim of the present study is to provide a preliminary report …
Bioarchaeological profiling and digital facial reconstruction of individual no. 95 from Mohacs mass grave 3
Background: Bioarchaeological investigations aim to reconstruct the biological profiles of past populations through the systematic analysis of human skeletal remains. Facial reconstruction is a specialized approach that complements these analyses by providing visual representations of historical individuals. Objective: To present the comprehensive biological and facial reconstruction of individual No. 95, recovered from a mass grave associated wi…
Preliminary results of the paleopathological analysis of the human skeletal remains from mass grave 4 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site (1526 CE), Hungary
Background: At the Battle of Mohacs (1526 CE), the Christian army was defeated by an Ottoman force nearly three times its size. Historical sources indicate that during the battle, captives were taken, and about 2 thousand captives were executed two days later. Objective: To better understand the fate of these victims, we examined patterns of perimortem trauma in the skeletons of the mass grave IV (237 individuals) at the Mohacs National Memorial …
Methodological insights into the estimation of the minimum number of individuals from upper limb bones in the 16th-century CE mass grave 3 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site
Background: Estimating the minimum number of individuals (MNI) is a key challenge in the analysis of commingled burials. Although landmark- and zonation-based methods are widely used, their effectiveness depends on skeletal preservation and requires ongoing evaluation. Our team at the University of Szeged is investigating mass grave 3 (MGN3) at the Mohacs National Memorial Site, associated with the Battle of Mohacs (1526). The grave contains the …
Integrating geoinformatics and anthropological techniques for the resolution of complex commingled skeletal assemblages. The mass grave 3 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site
Background: This study outlines a methodology for the excavation and anthropological examination of partially commingled human remains from Mass grave 3 (MG3), associated with the 1526 Battle of Mohacs. Objective: The identity and circumstances of the demise of the individuals found in MG3 are the 2 main scientific questions. These can be answered after rearranging the disarticulated remains. Materials and methods: The presented methodology aims …
The Mohacs National Memorial Mass Graves
Objective: To present the progress, challenges, and preliminary anthropological results of the multidisciplinary investigation of the Mohacs mass graves. Subjects and methods: As the Mohacs National Memorial Mass Grave 3 excavation could not be completed in 2020, additional field campaigns were conducted in 2021 and 2022, the latter involving an international team. Following excavation, the skeletal remains were transferred to the University of S…
Estimating the minimum number of individuals in the 16th-century CE mass grave 3 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site – Methodological challenges and proposed modifications for the analysis of lower l…
Background: Mass grave analysis presents major challenges, particularly in identifying skeletal elements and estimating the minimum number of individuals (MNI) in commingled assemblages. While landmark- and zonation-based methods are widely used, their performance varies with fragmentation and preservation. We are investigating mass grave 3 (MGN3) at the Mohacs National Memorial Site, linked to the Battle of Mohacs (1526). The grave contains the …
A Mohácsi Nemzeti Emlékhely IV. tömegsírja feltárásának biológiai antropológiai megfigyelései
The excavation campaign of Mass Grave No. IV. started at the National Memorial Park of Mohács in June 2024. The well-organized, intensive archaeological and field anthropological work was carried out in cooperation between the Department of Archaeology, Janus Pannonius Museum and the Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged. The observations of the field anthropology studies were very similar to the Mass Grave No. III. excavati…
A previously undescribed cranial surgery technique in the Carpathian Basin 10th century CE
In this paper, the authors give a new insight to the indication and preparation of trepanations through the analysis of a newly discovered case of 10th‐century‐CE surgical trepanation found in the material of Sárrétudvari‐Poroshalom. We also intend to outline the implications of this particular case to the general methodology of trepanation research. We estimated basic anthropological data (sex and age‐at‐death) and performed analyses of paleopat…
New insights in the investigation of trepanations from the Carpathian Basin
The aim of this study is to describe four new cases of trepanation from the Great Hungarian Plain and complement two other previously published cases with new results from the 9th to 16th c. CE. Sex determination and age-at-death estimation were performed using classical macromorphological methods. In certain cases, radiographic imaging, 3D scanning, and radiocarbon dating were also performed. Our cases fit the formerly established understanding …
Századi Fegyveresek Aktivitás Okozta Szkeletális Elváltozásainak Összehasonlító Vizsgálata – A Fegyvermelléklet-Adás Szokásának Bioarchaeológiai Megközelítése
The main goals were (1) to contribute to the bioarchaeological knowledge on the burials with weapons from the 10th-century CE Carpathian Basin by registering relevant activity-related skeletal changes that can help in the description and characterisation of the osteological parameters of these individuals in the future; and (2) to discuss the results in archaeological context. The primer research material was selected from the 10th-century CE cem…
Riding for a fall
Horse riding, a determinant activity in the history of human cultural evolution, remains unreliably identifiable from the analysis of human skeletal remains due to various sample and methodological limitations. Through a comparison between well-documented series of presumed riders and non-riders, this study aimed to investigate the link between skeletal fractures and that practice in past populations. We relied on a Hungarian Conquest period popu…
Brothers in arms
Investigation of warfare-related lifestyle based on the activity-induced skeletal changes is of great interest for bioarchaeologists. Numerous studies have described various skeletal traces connected to the regular practice of different types of weapons. However, methodological problems, such as the multifactorial aetiology of these presumed activity-related skeletal changes, make it difficult to evaluate which changes are reliable in the identif…
Osteoarcheological and biomolecular evidence of leprosy from an 11–13th century CE Muslim cemetery in Europe (Orosháza, Southeast Hungary)
aDNA, shown to be of genotype 3. Contrary to the general practice of the era, the body of the young female with severe signs of leprosy was interred among the regular graves of the Muslim cemetery in Orosháza, which may reflect the unique cultural background of the community.
Horse riding and the shape of the acetabulum
Horse riding is a human activity that has particularly interested bioanthropologists and paleopathologists working on the reconstruction of activities from skeletal changes in ancient populations. However, various sample and methodological limitations, such as the absence of direct evidence connecting the individuals and the activity, result in a lack of confidence regarding what changes should be included in the so-called horse riding syndrome. …
Activity - induced skeletal markers
Activity-induced skeletal markers: A new way to approach the problem of archery-related graves in the Hungarian Conquest Period. In the recent decades the studies of activity-related skeletal markers provided important information on the reconstruction of past life, but there are lots of questions yet. In this paper we give the preliminary results of our bioarchaeological investigation focused on the Hungarian Conquest Period populations’ activit…
Horse riding and the shape of the acetabulum
Horse riding is a human activity that has particularly interested bioanthropologists and paleopathologists working on the reconstruction of activities from skeletal changes in ancient populations. However, various sample and methodological limitations, such as the absence of direct evidence connecting the individuals and the activity, result in a lack of confidence regarding what changes should be included in the so-called horse riding syndrome. …
Brothers in arms
Investigation of warfare-related lifestyle based on the activity-induced skeletal changes is of great interest for bioarchaeologists. Numerous studies have described various skeletal traces connected to the regular practice of different types of weapons. However, methodological problems, such as the multifactorial aetiology of these presumed activity-related skeletal changes, make it difficult to evaluate which changes are reliable in the identif…
New insights in the investigation of trepanations from the Carpathian Basin
The aim of this study is to describe four new cases of trepanation from the Great Hungarian Plain and complement two other previously published cases with new results from the 9th to 16th c. CE. Sex determination and age-at-death estimation were performed using classical macromorphological methods. In certain cases, radiographic imaging, 3D scanning, and radiocarbon dating were also performed. Our cases fit the formerly established understanding …
Activity - induced skeletal markers
Activity-induced skeletal markers: A new way to approach the problem of archery-related graves in the Hungarian Conquest Period. In the recent decades the studies of activity-related skeletal markers provided important information on the reconstruction of past life, but there are lots of questions yet. In this paper we give the preliminary results of our bioarchaeological investigation focused on the Hungarian Conquest Period populations’ activit…
Osteoarcheological and biomolecular evidence of leprosy from an 11–13th century CE Muslim cemetery in Europe (Orosháza, Southeast Hungary)
aDNA, shown to be of genotype 3. Contrary to the general practice of the era, the body of the young female with severe signs of leprosy was interred among the regular graves of the Muslim cemetery in Orosháza, which may reflect the unique cultural background of the community.
Horse riding and the shape of the acetabulum
Horse riding is a human activity that has particularly interested bioanthropologists and paleopathologists working on the reconstruction of activities from skeletal changes in ancient populations. However, various sample and methodological limitations, such as the absence of direct evidence connecting the individuals and the activity, result in a lack of confidence regarding what changes should be included in the so-called horse riding syndrome. …
Brothers in arms
Investigation of warfare-related lifestyle based on the activity-induced skeletal changes is of great interest for bioarchaeologists. Numerous studies have described various skeletal traces connected to the regular practice of different types of weapons. However, methodological problems, such as the multifactorial aetiology of these presumed activity-related skeletal changes, make it difficult to evaluate which changes are reliable in the identif…
Századi Fegyveresek Aktivitás Okozta Szkeletális Elváltozásainak Összehasonlító Vizsgálata – A Fegyvermelléklet-Adás Szokásának Bioarchaeológiai Megközelítése
The main goals were (1) to contribute to the bioarchaeological knowledge on the burials with weapons from the 10th-century CE Carpathian Basin by registering relevant activity-related skeletal changes that can help in the description and characterisation of the osteological parameters of these individuals in the future; and (2) to discuss the results in archaeological context. The primer research material was selected from the 10th-century CE cem…
Riding for a fall
Horse riding, a determinant activity in the history of human cultural evolution, remains unreliably identifiable from the analysis of human skeletal remains due to various sample and methodological limitations. Through a comparison between well-documented series of presumed riders and non-riders, this study aimed to investigate the link between skeletal fractures and that practice in past populations. We relied on a Hungarian Conquest period popu…
A previously undescribed cranial surgery technique in the Carpathian Basin 10th century CE
In this paper, the authors give a new insight to the indication and preparation of trepanations through the analysis of a newly discovered case of 10th‐century‐CE surgical trepanation found in the material of Sárrétudvari‐Poroshalom. We also intend to outline the implications of this particular case to the general methodology of trepanation research. We estimated basic anthropological data (sex and age‐at‐death) and performed analyses of paleopat…
New insights in the investigation of trepanations from the Carpathian Basin
The aim of this study is to describe four new cases of trepanation from the Great Hungarian Plain and complement two other previously published cases with new results from the 9th to 16th c. CE. Sex determination and age-at-death estimation were performed using classical macromorphological methods. In certain cases, radiographic imaging, 3D scanning, and radiocarbon dating were also performed. Our cases fit the formerly established understanding …
A Mohácsi Nemzeti Emlékhely IV. tömegsírja feltárásának biológiai antropológiai megfigyelései
The excavation campaign of Mass Grave No. IV. started at the National Memorial Park of Mohács in June 2024. The well-organized, intensive archaeological and field anthropological work was carried out in cooperation between the Department of Archaeology, Janus Pannonius Museum and the Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged. The observations of the field anthropology studies were very similar to the Mass Grave No. III. excavati…
Preliminary results of the analysis targeting perimortem cut marks from the mass grave 3 connected to the battle of Mohacs, 1526 CE
Background: This year the 29th of August is the 500th anniversary of one of the most decisive battles of Late Medieval Europe. Five mass graves are known to be directly connected to the Battle of Mohács from the Ottoman expansion era. The pits contain human remains belonging to members of the defeated army of the Kingdom of Hungary. Between August of 2020 and October of 2022, mass grave 3 was completely excavated in three seasons revealing high n…
Examination of perimortem injuries to the postcranial skeleton in the human bone material from mass grave 3 associated with the battle of Mohacs (August 29, 1526 CE)
Background: The mass graves linked to the Battle of Mohacs (1526) are located at the Mohacs National Memorial Site in southern Hungary. Historical sources suggest that around 2,000 prisoners were executed after the battle and buried in these graves. After excavations in 1960 and 1976, mass grave 3 was re-excavated between 2020 and 2022, enabling detailed archaeological and anthropological analyses. Objective: To conduct an osteoarchaeological ana…
Preliminary results of the paleopathological analysis of the human skeletal remains from mass grave 4 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site (1526 CE), Hungary
Background: The Battle of Mohacs in 1526 was one of the most decisive events in Central European history. The osteological material recovered from the five mass graves located at the Mohacs National Memorial Site is associated with this historical event. Between 2020 and 2024, two of these mass graves were excavated to gain insight into the individuals buried within them. Objective: The aim of the present study is to provide a preliminary report …
Bioarchaeological profiling and digital facial reconstruction of individual no. 95 from Mohacs mass grave 3
Background: Bioarchaeological investigations aim to reconstruct the biological profiles of past populations through the systematic analysis of human skeletal remains. Facial reconstruction is a specialized approach that complements these analyses by providing visual representations of historical individuals. Objective: To present the comprehensive biological and facial reconstruction of individual No. 95, recovered from a mass grave associated wi…
Preliminary results of the paleopathological analysis of the human skeletal remains from mass grave 4 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site (1526 CE), Hungary
Background: At the Battle of Mohacs (1526 CE), the Christian army was defeated by an Ottoman force nearly three times its size. Historical sources indicate that during the battle, captives were taken, and about 2 thousand captives were executed two days later. Objective: To better understand the fate of these victims, we examined patterns of perimortem trauma in the skeletons of the mass grave IV (237 individuals) at the Mohacs National Memorial …
Methodological insights into the estimation of the minimum number of individuals from upper limb bones in the 16th-century CE mass grave 3 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site
Background: Estimating the minimum number of individuals (MNI) is a key challenge in the analysis of commingled burials. Although landmark- and zonation-based methods are widely used, their effectiveness depends on skeletal preservation and requires ongoing evaluation. Our team at the University of Szeged is investigating mass grave 3 (MGN3) at the Mohacs National Memorial Site, associated with the Battle of Mohacs (1526). The grave contains the …
Integrating geoinformatics and anthropological techniques for the resolution of complex commingled skeletal assemblages. The mass grave 3 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site
Background: This study outlines a methodology for the excavation and anthropological examination of partially commingled human remains from Mass grave 3 (MG3), associated with the 1526 Battle of Mohacs. Objective: The identity and circumstances of the demise of the individuals found in MG3 are the 2 main scientific questions. These can be answered after rearranging the disarticulated remains. Materials and methods: The presented methodology aims …
The Mohacs National Memorial Mass Graves
Objective: To present the progress, challenges, and preliminary anthropological results of the multidisciplinary investigation of the Mohacs mass graves. Subjects and methods: As the Mohacs National Memorial Mass Grave 3 excavation could not be completed in 2020, additional field campaigns were conducted in 2021 and 2022, the latter involving an international team. Following excavation, the skeletal remains were transferred to the University of S…
Estimating the minimum number of individuals in the 16th-century CE mass grave 3 at the Mohacs National Memorial Site – Methodological challenges and proposed modifications for the analysis of lower l…
Background: Mass grave analysis presents major challenges, particularly in identifying skeletal elements and estimating the minimum number of individuals (MNI) in commingled assemblages. While landmark- and zonation-based methods are widely used, their performance varies with fragmentation and preservation. We are investigating mass grave 3 (MGN3) at the Mohacs National Memorial Site, linked to the Battle of Mohacs (1526). The grave contains the …
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