UNINTENTIONAL ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION IN THE MEDIEVAL POPULATION OF THE LOWER VOLGA REGION (PALEOPATHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE)
Journal: Nizhnevolzhskiy Arheologicheskiy Vestnik
Year: 2025

This study presents comparative analysis results of medieval population series originating from the kurgan and ground burials in the Lower Volga region, categorized according to the presence or absence of unintentional artificial cranial deformation traces. A total of 753 cranial vaults were examined, of which 220 exhibited signs of unintentional artificial cradle (beshik)-type deformation. The series were divided into a nomadic group (under the kurgan and ground burials from the Khazar, Oghuz,