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Kaxo n nna nsnpmena opnnannja rpoona npea crpyxrypn rponnx
npnnora, nsnpmena je anannsa xopecnonennnje na arpnnn noaraxa re
cy peonn nnn nojennannn rpoonn, a xonone xnace rponnx npnnora, a
hennje y npecexy pea n xonone poj opehene xnace rponnx npnnora y
xonxperno rpoy. Anannsa xopecnonennnje je ynrnnapnjannona
crarncrnnxa rexnnxa nnjn je nn a nnmenensnonn npocrop,
e]nnncan xnacaa rponnx npnnora, cnee na ann poj nensnja xoje
n nno naxme nnrepnpernparn n onennrn yaenocr nnn cnnnnocr
nojennannnx rpoona y nonoonjeno npocropy (Baxter 1994, 2003,
Greenacre 2007, Shennan 2004). Anannso xopecnonennnje nsnojene cy
ne nensnje xoje ojamnanajy 62.3 opnrnnanne napnjannje.
Kon]nrypannja rpoona y ro npocropy npnxasana je na cnnnn (Cnnxa 1).
Cnnxa 1: Ipa]nx pesynrara anannse xopecnonennnje ca npne ne nensnje.
Yonnno je a npna nensnja jacno pasnaja ymxe n encxe rpoone,
a a ce ymxn "norpemno" opnjenrncann rpoonn (10, 79, 1221) nanase na
"encxo" xpajy nensnje 1, a encxn "norpemno" opnjenrncann rpoo-
nn (94, 95) ce nanase na "ymxo" xpajy nensnje 1, ox ce ymxn rpo
281 nanasn na "ymxo" xpajy nensnje 1. nensnjy 1 e]nnnmy xepa-
nnxe nocye, nrne n naxnr n yxpacn sa oehy.
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Haxo je poj ,norpemno opnjenrncannx rpoona cynnme ann sa
cncneny crarncrnnxy anannsy, nnsyenna anannsa cnryannonor nnana
oxpnncxe nexponone cyrepnme oryhe opacne (Cnnxa 2).
Cnnxa 2: Cnryannonn nnan Moxpnncxe nexponone ca ynprann ymxn n encxn "norpe-
mno" opnjenrncann rpoonna. Ipo 88 je npnonrno onpeeen xao ymxn (Farkas
and Liptak, 1971), ann je naxnano anannso onpeeen xao encxn (Stefanovic 2006).
Ha nnany ce jacno nnn a ce ymxn "norpemno" opnjenrncann rpoo-
nn nanase y jyno, a "encxn" y cenepno eny nexponone.
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ncxycnja
Y oxpnncxoj nonynannjn ycranoneno je a je nocrojana neoa jacna
noena paa xoja ce ornea y xnannrarnnnn n xnanrnrarnnnn pasnnxaa
y axrnnnocrn (Porcic and Stefanovic 2009, Stefanovic and Porcic
forthcoming). Hoena paa no nonnoj (ponoj) ocnonn je ynnnepsanna noja-
na y ycxn pymrnna (Brown 1970, Burton et al. 1977, Ember et al.
2007, Murdock and Provost 1973, Peterson 2002), a nnnennna a je e]exre
one noene paa nno oryhe erexronarn eroaa apxeonornje n ]nsnn-
xe anrpononornje (Porcic and Stefanovic 2009, Stefanovic and Porcic
forthcoming), oarno yxasyje na snanaj nonne noene paa y Moxpnny.
Hocarpane npo]nna axrnnnocrn rpoona 281 n 88 npeysero je ca
nejo a ce yrnpn a nn je nnrensnrer axrnnnocrn na npnnojna xoje je
nno oryhe nocarparn nnn encxn nnn ymxn renna. C osnpo
na ro a cy one nnnnnye y norpeno pnryany osnanene xao pyrannje,
nn anannse je no a ce yrnpn a nn je nonamane nnnnnye nno nn-
e ymxo nnn encxo opacny, rj. a nn xyn sa ocrynajyhn onoc
nona n poa (ocrynajyhn y onocy na nehnny rpoona na Moxpnny) nen
y enarno reny. pyrn penna, jena o xnnoresa nna je a cy one nn-
nnnye onn mro cy nnnnne n xaxo cy nnene, nsehy ocranor, xoncrpy-
ncane cnoj nenrnrer.
Yonmreno rneano, sa ony xnnoresy na eneenara cao y cnynajy y-
mxe nnnnnye ns rpoa 281. On je n no npocennoj epn crpeca, xao n no
nojennannn npnnojna nnn encxoj nonynannjn, ox sa encxy nn-
nnnyy, rpo 88, ro ne nan. Ko nnnnnye 88, cao je cxop na npnnojy
Oe. 21 ano nnmn y onocy na ocrane ene ns one crapocne rpyne. a-
xne, sa ymxapna ns rpoa 281 nocroje nnnnnje a cy nerone axrnnnocrn
nne nne encxn no ymxn, ox sa encxy nnnnnyy nea raxnnx
nnnnnja. Onaj yrncax nojanana nnnennna a ce pan o ymxapny ns naj-
crapnje crapocne rpyne, a noxasano je a ycne xyynarnnnor e]exra cra-
pnjn yn najy nspaennje npnnoje o nahnx (cf. al-Oumaoui et al.
2004, Porcic and Stefanovic 2009, Robb 1998, Weiss 2003, 2004, 2007).
Ocraje nepemeno nnrane a nn je nnnnnya ns rpoa 281 cnoj nenrnrer
"crexna" cnojo axrnnnomhy nnn nsrneo, nnn ce nonamana y cxnay ca
nenrnrero xojn joj je "npnnncan".
3annnno je a y ymxo eny oxpnncxe nonynannje, nocrojn ren-
ennnja a norpemno opnjenrncann ymxapnn npnnaajy najcrapnjoj xare-
ropnjn. Temxo je nporyannrn onaj nanas. Moa je ona npcra nenrnrera
nna ocrynna cao nomro nnnnnya ocrnrne opeheny crapocr. Ko
ena nnje nocrojano ono orpannnene, jep cy norpemno opnjenrncane ne
enojnnne, xao n ne opacne ocoe. Honono ce nocrana nnrane "crnna-
na" nnn "npnnncnnana" nenrnrera. nnn ce a je, y cnynajy encxnx nn-
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nnnya neponarnnje nenrnrer na nexn nannn nnax npnnncan, naponnro
xaa ce pan o enojnnnaa (rpoonn 94, 95), jep je oryhe a y ro ron-
mry ponn nenrnrer nnje y nornynocrn nn ]opnpan (Bussey and
Bandura 1999). Taxohe, oryhe je a ce y cnynajy enojnnna nanpocro pan
n o norpemnoj nenrn]nxannjn nona o crpane anrpononora.
Anannsa npnnora orxpnna neoa sannnne pesynrare. Hpea crpyxry-
pn npnnora, one nnnnnye noxasyjy nnnepsnjy, xao n xaa je pen o opnjen-
rannjn. Onaj nanas ne ronopn nnmra nono y cncny enarnocrn canx nn-
nnnya, neh npecrana cnojenpcny peynanrnocr pona nnnepsnja
opnjenrannje je nononena n ca npnnosna. Hnax, one nnnepsnja nnje ca-
npmena, jep rpo poj 281 npnnaa ymxo xpajy cnexrpa.
Bnsyenno anannso oryhe je yonnrn opasan a cy cne encxe "no-
rpemno" opnjenrncane nnnnnye na cenepno eny nexponone, a cne y-
mxe na jyno, mro na cncna y xonrexcry onosnnnje oce cenep-jyr xoja
je n y pannjn anannsaa oxpnncxe nexponone yonena (O'Shea 1996). 3a-
nnnno je a cy ne "norpemno" opnjenrncane enojnnne (rpoonn 94,
95) neoa nncxe y npocropy. Ysopax je cynnme ann a n ce eoncrpn-
pana crarncrnnxa snanajnocr onor pesynrara, ann axo ce pasnma y xon-
rexcry npocropne n]epennnjannje nexponone na pooncxoj ocnonn, ona
n ce orno saxynnrn a ce ymxn norpemno opnjenrncane nnnnnye
xnacn]nxyjy y pasnnnnrn po (y cncny cpocrna) o encxn opnjenrnca-
nnx nnnnnya. Hnax, ona xnnoresa ce oe oannrn, jep je ana nepo-
narnoha a ce opehena npcra ocrynajyher ponor nenrnrera jana cao
y oxnnpy opehenor poa, a remxo n nno n ojacnnrn samro n jean
po npnxnarao cao opehen rnn ocrynana xao cnoj. Crora je neponarnn-
je, axo je onaj npocropnn opasan crnapan, a ne cnynajan, a nnnnnya n-
na caxpanena y jyno eny axo je ymxo a n ce oarnn narnacno nen
ocrynajyhn nenrnrer, a axo je encxo nna caxpanena y cenepno eny
ns ncror pasnora, jep je, cyehn npea nopn, cenepna crpana ymxa, a jy-
na encxa.
Tpea noenyrn n anrepnarnnno ojamnene npocropne ncrpnynnje
ocrynajyhnx rpoona. Axo je ranna npernocranena penarnnna xponono-
rnja Moxpnncxe nexponone xojy je npenonna Barnepona (Wagner 2005),
ona n pasnnxa nsehy ymxnx n encxnx ocrynajyhnx rpoona nna
xpononomxa, jep ce cxopo cnn ymxn ocrynajyhn rpoonn nanase y naj-
crapnje eny nexponone, ox ce cnn encxn nanase y enonna xojn npn-
naajy pyroj nnn rpehoj ]asn nexponone. Axo je ona penarnnna xponono-
mxa cxea ncnpanna, ona noenyra xnnoresa o npocropno narnamanany
nenrnrera ne crojn, ann ce ornapa sannnno nnrane samro y jenoj ]a-
sn nocroje cao ymxapnn xojn ocrynajy, a y pyroj cao ene?
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3axynax
Ha ocnony onaxo anopojnnx noaraxa nnje oryhe nsnecrn nnpcr sa-
xynax. Hajosnnnjn nnnxarop nnnepronanor ponor nenrnrera jecre
opnjenrannja xoja je cynporna o nope. Mehyrn, nara xonneprennnja
nonomxnx n apxeonomxnx nnnxaropa npya ocnony sa saxynax a cy y
oxpnncxo pymrny nocrojann ponn nenrnrern xojn cy nnn y cynpor-
nocrn ca yonnajenn opacne onoca nona n poa.
Axo je n npocropnn opasan crnapan, a ne nocnenna cnynajnocrn nnn
nax xpononomxe pasnnxe, ona ce oe saxynnrn a cy n npnnannnn
oxpnncxor pymrna ynnhann onaj necxna n oarno ra narnacnnn. 3a-
npano, nocrojane nope ynpano yxasyje na ro a cy ]nsnnxe onnxe rena
xoje e]nnnmy non sa nonynannjy xoja je nna caxpanena y Moxpnny n-
ne neoa snanajne xaxo y npaxrnnno cncny (noena paa) (Stefanovic
and Porcic forthcoming), raxo n y cnonnnxo. Ocrynane o nope je
nno npenosnaro, ann ne n canxnnonncano. Lrannme, axo je nenrn]nxa-
nnja rpoona 94 n 95 ranna, oryhe je a je cao pymrno y opehenn
cnynajenna nocrnnano nnnepsnjy poa.
Ocrynane y norpeno pnryany, renepanno oe a ye nocnenna
ocrynajyher nonamana (o npocennor nnn oannor y aroj xynrypn) ro-
xo nnora, nnn neonnnnx oxonnocrn cprn (Binford 1972, Carr 1995,
Shay 1985). Y oxpnncxo cnynajy, axo cy saxynnn nsnpmennx anannsa
rannn, nnnn ce a cy nnorne oxonnocrn ocrynajyhnx nnnnnya ycnonn-
ne rperan y norpeno pnrycy. Ca cranonnmra reopnje poa, rpona opn-
jenrannja onnx nnnnnya ce ne oe carparn norpemno, na nax nn o-
crynajyho, jep je ona nna y cxnay ca ponn nenrnrero onnx ocoa,
axap xaa je pen nnnnnyn ns rpoa 281.
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Marko Porci c
Gender Ant hropol ogy of Prehi st ori c Popul at i ons:
The Case of "Improperl y" Ori ent ed Graves at t he Mokri n
Necropol i s
This paper explores some gender anthropology issues in a prehistoric con-
text. Specifically, the paper attempts to shed light on the question of why cer-
tain male and female persons were interred in positions contrary to the strict
norm that applied to the burial of men and women at the early Bronze Age
necropolis in the town of Mokrin near Kikinda. Three elements have been
analyzed, namely physical activities, funerary offerings, and the layout of the
necropolis. The analysis points to the conclusion that in the early Bronze Age
society of Mokrin inverted gender identities were to be found.
Key words: early Bronze Age, sex, gender, identity, musculoskeletal stress
markers, Mokrin
Marko Porci c
Ant hropol ogi e du genre des popul at i ons pr-hi st ori ques:
Le cas des t ombes "mal " ori ent es dans l a ncropol e de Mokri n
Ce travail traite les problmes du domaine de lanthropologie du genre
dans le contexte pr-historique. Plus concrtement, son objectif est dlucider
pourquoi certains individus de sexe masculin et de sexe fminin sont orients
contrairement la norme stricte valant pour les hommes et les femmes dans la
ncropole de lge du bronze ancien Mokrin prs de Kikinda. Lanalyse en-
globe trois domaines : les activits physiques, les divers objets funraires et la
structure spatiale de la ncropole. Lanalyse nous amne conclure que dans
la socit de Mokrin de lge du bronze ancien les identits de genre taient
inverses.
Mots-cls: lge du bronze ancien, sexe, genre, identit, marqueurs muscu-
lo-squelettiques du stress, Mokrin.