Paleopathological Analysis of the Early Byzantine Iasos Society in Türkiye
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Merve Gümrükçü Uslu (0000-0003-2427-114X, Faculty of Science and Literature, Department of Anthropology Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Burdur Türkiye, corresponding author), Ayla Sevim Erol (0000-0002-5841-9459, Faculty of Language History and Geography, Department of Anthropology Ankara University Ankara Türkiye), Asuman BALDIRAN (0000-0002-6799-9395, Faculty of Literature, Department of Archaeology Konya Selçuk University Konya Türkiye) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 151-161 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.70013 |
| OpenAlex | W4412364899 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
The ancient city of Iasos, located in the Kıyıkışlacık district of Muğla province within the borders of Caria, has a very important place in illuminating the past of Anatolian societies. Paleopathological analysis was conducted on the skeletons of individuals belonging to the Early Byzantine community of Iasos to investigate the health problems of the society and to compare the society with other contemporary ancient Anatolian societies in terms of paleopathology. Lesion prevalence indicates that the Byzantine community of Iasos had a better quality of health than the other populations in the region. However, demographic analysis shows a different pattern, with higher than expected nonadult mortality rates. This could indicate the presence of diseases that affected its youngest members. However, the infants were found next to the sacred area of the Basilica, so they were buried in this area on purpose as they were considered to be sinless. In consequence, the apparently high infant mortality rate may just reflect that the areas excavated contained all the infants but not all the adults originally buried there. This study emphasizes that in paleopathological studies, data should be interpreted by considering multiple lines of evidence
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bioarchaeology · Byzantine architecture · Geography · Paleopathology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |