TEPECİK-ÇİFTLİK NEOLİTİK İNSANLARINDA GENEL VE CİNSİYET YÖNELİMLİ ÇOCUK SAĞLIĞI

In this study, human skeletal remains recovered from the Tepecik-Ciftlik archaeological settlement located in Central Anatolia were examined regarding general child health and the effect with regard to sex. The material examined in this study was dated 7th millennium cal BC (Neolithic Period) and consisted of 696 permanent teeth. Linear enamel hypoplasias (LEHs) were used as a proxy for malnutrition and poor health conditions in the childhood period. The frequency of LEH was detected in 32.0% of the teeth belonging to Tepecik-Ciftlik Neolithic people. This indicates that individuals who lived at the site were faced with physiological stresses marked in their childhood period. Additionally, it was determined that the frequency of LEH had varied significantly in sex subgroups of the population. Nearly two times more LEH was detected in females (47.1 %) as compared to males (25.6%). It’s concluded that the discrepancy observed between the sexes might be related, and a disadvantaged status of the girls in comparison with the boys in terms of nutrition and childcare