Bioanthropological, study of human skulls from the Mausoleum Crypt of the First World War heroes, in Iași (Iaşi, County, Romania)

Abstract

In this paper, the authors present the results of the anthropological research conducted upon a sample of 50 skulls belonging to skeletons from the Mausoleum Crypt of the First World War Heroes, in Iași – Calea Galata (Iași County, Romania). The skulls have been collected during consolidation and rehabilitation of the monument, in 2020–2021. After estimating the age at death and sex, followed by metric data analysis, a typological and paleodemographic study was performed. Most skulls were recorded in the young adult category (50.00%), followed by middle adult (38.00%), adolescent (8.00%) and old adult (4.00%) ones. Distribution by sex categories indicates a higher frequency of males (92%). The morphometrical typology in the analysed sample corresponds to a population mixture, with the predominance of the Mediterranido-Dynaric elements, and Alpinoid, Nordoid and East-Europoid influences.

Keywords

• bioanthropology
• human skulls
• mausoleum of the first world war heroes - iași (romania)