Abstract:
In this article, the skeletons of Diyarbakır/Aşağı Salat belonging to the Late
Uruk-Early Bronz Age Transition Period and Neo Assyrian Period are analyzed
paleo-anthropologically as a sample work. The age and sex rates of Diyarbakır/
Aşağı Salat society are determined by some identification methods. The Paleodemographic profile of the society is defined and compared with other ancient
Anatolian populations. In the light of the pathological evidence of this research
some information is provided about the general health condition of the society.
Besides, the Diyarbakır/Aşağı Salat society is also evaluated in terms of variations
(epi-genetic characteristics).