Biological Homogeneity and Familial Segregation in the Iron Age Population of Alfedena (Abruzzo, Italy), Based on Cranial Discrete Traits Analysis

✍ Scribed by MAURO RUBINI

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 690 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1047-482X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199612)6:5<454::aid-oa295>3.0.co;2-r

✦ Synopsis

The Iron Age necropolis of Alfedena has been well-known since the last century. In this study 10 non-continuous traits of the cranial skeleton are examined in a series of 94 adult individuals (54 males and 40 females).

The division of the Alfedena necropolis into tomb circles has permitted the investigation of the possible existence of familial segregation. Our analysis has shown us that the individuals inhurnated in the different tomb circles have a common genetic substrate probably attributable to the strong endogamy present in this population.