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Küçük bir köy yerleşimi olan Müslümantepe’de, 2002-2012 yılları arasında gerçekleştirilmiş olan Ilısu Barajı Kurtarma Kazıları çerçevesinde 459 bireye ait iskelet kalıntılarına ulaşılmıştır. Bu bireylerin %31,15’i kadın, %21,57’si erkek ve %7,41’i cinsiyeti tespit edilemeyen erişkinlerden oluşur. Toplulukta kadınlar yoğunluktadır (kadın/erkek oranı 1,4’tür). Bebek ve çocuk ölümleri tüm toplumun yaklaşık %40’ını oluşturur. Bebekler toplulukta %19,61, çocuklar %22,66 oranlarıyla temsil edilmektedir. Genç erişkinler %14,16, erişkinler %36,6 ve yaşlılar ise %6,97 oranındadır. Erişkin iskeletlerin ortalama yaşı 33,46 yıldır. Bebek ve çocuk ölüm oranları çağdaşı diğer topluluklarla benzerlik gösterirken, yaşam ortalaması Anadolu Orta Çağı toplumları içinde oldukça düşüktür. Boy ortalamaları açısından kadınlar ortalamanın üstündeyken, erkekler Anadolu Orta Çağı boy ortalamasıyla uyumludur. Anne ve bebek ölümlerinin yüksek olduğu düşünülen toplulukta %19,67 oranında doğum esnasında ya da doğumu izleyen kısa süre içerisinde kaybedilmiş bebekler vardır. Aynı zamanda topluluktaki bireylerin %39,87’si henüz 18 yaşına ulaşmadan hayatını kaybetmiştir. Boy uzunluğu değerleri açısından topluluğun genel sağlık ve beslenme durumunun birçok Orta Çağ topluluğuna göre çok da kötü olmadığını düşünülmektedir. Bununla birlikte muhtemelen ara ara gerçekleşen savaşlar nedenle ortaya çıkan kısa dönemli kıtlıklar, özellikle topluluğun en savunmasız öğelerinden biri olan çocukları ve gebe kadınları etkilemiştir. Toplulukta kadınların erkeklerden fazla oranda temsil edilmeleri savaşlarda görev almak için köyünü terk eden erkeklerin olduğuna işaret ediyor olabilir.
Muslimtepe is a small village settlement between the 12th and 16th centuries. Skeletal remains belonging to 459 individuals were obtained during the Ilısu Dam rescue excavations carried out between 2002 and 2012 in Muslimtepe. 31.15% of these individuals were women, 21.57% were men and 7.41% were adults whose gender cannot be determined. Women were more intensely in the community (female/male ratio is 1.4). Infant and child deaths account for about 40% of the entire community. Infants are represented in the community with 19.61% and children (2.5-17.9 years) with 22.66%. Young adults are represented with 14.16%, adults with 36.6% and the elderly with 6.97%. The average age of adult skeletons is 33.46 years. While infant and child mortality rates are similar to those of other contemporary communities, the average life expectancy is quite low among the Medieval societies of Anatolia. In terms of height average, women are above average, while men are in line with the Anatolian Middle Age average. In the community-ty, where mother and child deaths are considered to be high, 19.67% of the babies were lost during birth or shortly after birth. At the same time, 39.87% of the individuals in the community died before reaching the age of 18. It is thought, in respect of height, that the general health and nutritional status of the community is not worse than many medieval communities. However, short-term hunger, probably caused by occasional wars, are likely to have affected children and pregnant women, especially one of the community’s most vulnerable elements. The fact that women are represented more than men in the community, may indicate that men were leaving the village to take part in wars.
Müslümantepe is a small village settlement between the 12th and 16th centuries. Skeletal remains belonging to 459 individuals were obtained during the Ilısu Dam rescue excavations carried out between 2002 and 2012 in Müslümantepe. 31.15% of these individuals were women, 21.57% were men and 7.41% were adults whose gender cannot be determined. Women were more intensely in the community (female/male ratio is 1.4). Infant and child deaths account for about 40% of the entire community. Infants are represented in the community with 19.61% and children (2.5-17.9 years) with 22.66%. Young adults are represented with 14.16%, adults with 36.6% and the elderly with 6.97%. The average age of adult skeletons is 33.46 years. While infant and child mortality rates are similar to those of other contemporary communities, the average life expectancy is quite low among the Medieval societies of Anatolia. In terms of height averages, women are above average, while men are in line with the Anatolian Middle Age average. In the communi-ty, where mother and infant deaths are considered to be high, 19.67% of the babies were lost during birth or shortly after birth. At the same time, 39.87% of the individuals in the community died before reaching the age of 18. It is thought, in respect to height, that the general health and nutritional status of the community is not worse than many medieval communities. However, short-term famines, probably caused by occasional wars, are likely to have affected children and pregnant women, especially one of the community’s most vulnerable elements. The fact that women are represented more than men in the community, may indicate that men were leaving the village to take part in wars.
Field : Filoloji; Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Journal Type : Ulusal
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