CRANIOLOGY OF MALE POPULATION OF BATURYN TOWN OF 17–18 CENTURIES

Abstract

Material and methods. This article deals with the publication and the comparative analysis of 17–18 century Baturyn male cranial series found during excavations by V. Kovalenko, O. Kovalenko, Yu. Sytyi, V. Mezentsev, V. Skorokhod in 2005–2015 on the territory of the Fortress (the Castle of the Life-Giving Trinity) and in resedimentation. Computer software designed by B. Kozintsev and O. Kozintsev in 1991 has been utilized in the research. 14 craniometric traits defined by R. Martin have been involved into the analysis.The objective of this paper is to introduce a new material into the scientific domain and define the place of the given series among famous anthropological types. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to provide the general description of the male group from Baturyn of 17–18 centuries on the background of neighboring ethnic groups from Ukraine and Eastern Europe (a synchronistic method), determine the distance between separate cranial series of 12–19 centuries with the help of multidimensional canonical and cluster analysis, and to define the place of male population from Baturyn in the system of craniological types of Eastern Europe.Results. For the first time, the general male series from Baturyn town of 17–18 centuries including 74 skulls has been made. After comparison of square divergence of 69 basic traits and indexes of Baturyn male skulls with the standard ones, one can conclude that the researched selection is heterogeneous by its structure. The application of the multidimensional canonical and cluster analysis for the comparison of the studied group of 17–18 centuries with the synchronic series from 11–12 centuries from Eastern, Central and Western Europe has demonstrated the closest similarity of the researched group to town series from Kyiv Podil.Conclusion. According to the average craniometric trait value, the researched male group can be classified as Central Ukrainian anthropological type due to brachycranial braincase, relatively wide face, and big angle of nasal bones protrusion.