The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to answers with the conducted anthropological analysis the question of who the deceased and buried at the early medieval burial ground Camberk above Cerov Log were. This burial ground, based on grave goods, dates back to the 8th and 9th century. In this thesis, I examine 22 graves that did not undergo the anthropological analysis conducted "in situ" in 2004. The analysed samples revealed that the community lived under poor hygienic and generally harsh conditions. This is indicated by the presence of cribra orbitalia and enamel hypoplasia, both of which are signs of physiological stress, as well as the high mortality rate among children. The frequent occurrence of dental diseases, particularly caries and enamel wear, suggests that the community consumed rather coarse and abrasive food, rich in carbohydrates. The more prominent muscle attachment like linea aspera indicate that individuals performed heavy physical labor. Therefore, the community of Camberk was likely an agricultural society that consumed what they harvested. This work has looked into who the people that were buried at Camberk above Cerov Log were, however, the question about the community’s settlement, which has not yet been discovered, remains open.
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