Остеометрическая характеристика населения срубной культуры по материалам археологических раскопок на территории Республики Калмыкия 1974–1998 гг.

Goals. The paper presents results of an osteometric analysis into skeletal remains of the male population of the Srubnaya culture (Late Bronze Age) obtained from kurgan-type burial sites in the Republic of Kalmykia between 1974 and 1998. According to craniological data, the Srubnaya culture of the Lower Volga region is characterized by a modification of the dolichocranic morphological type and the Proto-European anthropological type. Materials. The study material comprises 19 male skeletons with satisfactory preservation. Results. It has been established that the male population of the Srubnaya culture can be characterized as medium-massive, with large total body dimensions, large absolute values of longitudinal dimensions of long bones, and generally harmonious proportions. The flattened shape of the diaphyseal cross-section indicates constant mechanical loading. The reconstructed stature of males ranges from 164.9 to 171.5 cm, with a mean value of 167.8 cm. The work introduces some previously unpublished paleoanthropological materials into scientific circulation and expands our understanding of the morphological characteristics of the Late Bronze Age population from the steppe zone of Eastern Europe.