Abstract
The data-set described here comprises cranial pathology data and cranial age assessment for 113 individuals from four Mesolithic-Neolithic sites in the Danube Gorges, Serbia. Calibrated radiocarbon dates by archaeological site were included where available. The data were collected after anthropological analysis of this collection. This dataset is available from UCL Discovery in .csv format. The reuse potential of these data is great for paleoepidemiology studies, and for associated time-series analyses in this region and beyond. Furthermore, these data can be used for comparative studies of cranial pathology and aging profiles in other Mesolithic-Neolithic collections.
Highlights
(1) Overview Context The data provided by this study were collected from human skeletal remains derived from four MesolithicNeolithic sites of the Lepenski Vir culture in the Danube Gorges, eastern Serbia (Lepenski Vir, Vlasac, Padina, and Hajdučka Vodenica)
In the Danube Gorges that lie between Serbia and Romania, over 30 archaeological sites have been discovered during rescue excavations [1] suggesting the continuity of human occupation in the time span of over 4000 years
Sites are dated to the Mesolithic (9500–6200 cal BC), transitional phase (6200~5950 cal BC) and the Early Neolithic [2]
Summary
Cranial Age Assessment and Cranial Pathology from the Mesolithic-Neolithic Inhabitants of the Danube Gorges, Serbia. The data-set described here comprises cranial pathology data and cranial age assessment for 113 individuals from four Mesolithic-Neolithic sites in the Danube Gorges, Serbia. The period after 5900 cal BC is characterized by major changes in the lifestyle among Lepenski Vir communities, such as changes in mortuary practice and appearance of first domesticated animals (sheep/goat, cattle and pig) [4] In this final phase crouched/flexed inhumations appeared and trapezoidal buildings were abandoned at the site of Lepenski Vir [4]. Radovic et al: Cranial Age Assessment and Cranial Pathology from the Mesolithic-Neolithic Inhabitants of the Danube Gorges, Serbia This transition is seen clearly in the archaeological record as a time of change in the lifestyles of the people of the Danube Gorges. We provide data for reconstructing the ageing profiles and health of these individuals and place detected changes within established cultural phases
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