Cranial deformation in the northwestern Caspian Sea region in the Bronze Age: Siberian parallels

DiscussionThe study confirmed the occipitoparietal flattening on the Bronze Age skulls from the southern European part of Russia using geometric morphometrics. This skull deformation finds analogies among deformed male neurocrania from the early chronological horizons of the Okunev culture. The similarity of head modifications in populations from different geographical regions indicates contact between these populations. This is confirmed by archaeological data and nonmetric cranial traits.

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Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Aleksey A. Kazarnitsky, Andrey V. Gromov, Evgeniia N. Uchaneva, Ekaterina V. Pugacheva Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research