Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (19.2007(2010))

BANGANARTI

SUDAN

BONES FROM THE BURIAL AT TANQASI (TNQ1/07)

Skeleton of a man, maturus, rather late. Most
of the bones are damaged: the skull is well
preserved, less so the vertebrae and long bones,
and pelvis (Tables 2-5; for the archaeological
circumstances of the discovery, see above, 335).
The skull is fairly big, massive with
hypertrophy of the left mastoid. No trace of
compensative asymmetry indicates that the
hypertrophy occurred rather late in life,
especially as there is no asymmetry also in the
post-cranial skeleton. Atrophic cribria
orbitalia in the left eye socket.
Dentition: some roots and the front
teeth have been preserved. Numerous
Tables 2-5. Cranial indices, craniometry, cranioscopy
(Michalski-Wiercinski-Piasecki scale [Piasecki
1992]) and long bone ?neasurements for the male
burial from Tanqasi (TNQJ/07)
Legend:
*- burdened with a measurement error in excess
of the standard
d - right side
s - left side

Table 2. Cranial indices

Cranial Length-Breadth
64.4*
Cranial Length-Height
90.6
Cranial Breadth-Height
140.5*
Frontoparietal
78.0
Kolmann’s Upper Facial
54.1
Virhoff’s Upper Facial
72.0*
Total Facial (morphological)
82.7
Orbital
75.9
Nasal
52.0 d
m2
157.0*
m3
162.3*

fistulae and strong reduction of the alveolar
process. Alveolar processes in the mandible
have been completely obliterated in place
of lost teeth, the narrowing of the arch
advanced. Slight rotation of the mandible
ramus.
Post-cranial skeleton: vertebrae partly
damaged and incomplete. Three vertebrae
of the lumbar part with osteophytic
changes. Backbone geometry undisturbed.
Degenerative changes of the vertebral core
in the neck section. Degenerative changes of
the articular surface of the right patella.

Table 3. Craniometry

g-op
191
eu-eu
123*
b-ba
173
au-au
123*
zy-zy
133
zm-zm
100*
ft-ft
96
n-ns
50
n-pr
72
n-gn
110
mf-ek
41.5 d
h.orb.
31.5 d
apt-apt
26
go-go
97
kdl-kdl
124*

337

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 19, Reports 2007