Anthropological Analysis of the Material Discovered in the Tumular Cemetery from Gura Secului – Nemtisor, Neamt District (IVth Century)

The cemetery at Gura Secului was attributed to the Culture of Carpathian Tumulus (CCT). The CCT monuments provide only scarce information, which cannot support chronological specifications.The present study analyzes the buried bone remains, of human origin, discovered in the 9 tumuli of Gura Secului – Nemtisor (Neamt district). Out of the total number of 9 tumuli discovered in the necropolis of Gura Secului, only 5 contain rests of human origin. The minimum number of individuals is 11 (maximum number – 18 individuals); 6 are children who died in the infans I age interval (54.54%), and 5 died at ages belonging to the adultus or young maturus category (20–35 years), which means a percent ratio of 45.45%. Out of the 6 children with the decease age within the infans I interval (0–7 years), 4 are newborn babies (66.67%), while only 2 exceeded this critical postpartum threshold, attaining ages of 5–7 years (33.33%). Out of the 5 individuals who exceeded the critical threshold of childhood and reached an adult age, in only 3 cases the gender could be determined (2 females and 1 male).