Section APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY 25 why an access ramp is constructed by the excavator to reach the undefi ned level where the human remains, which are situated in the well, are located. <...> During the removal of the deposit of the wells different challenges, either caused by nature or humans, can be encountered. <...> For example, during the years these abandoned wells were used as “trash pits” (garbage, dead animals, discarded materials) or were altered (e.g., collapsed, water existence) by natural forces. <...> The same reasons can be present during the exhumation process. <...> Once these diffi culties are confronted, with the use of several techniques the scientists have to concentrate on the exhumation process, which is mainly followed manually. <...> The procedure depends primarily on the type of burial (single or multiple/commingled), the existence of water or not, whether it was disturbed, and the decomposition of human remains inside the well. <...> Key words: forensic anthropology, wells, Cyprus, CMP, human remains, excavation, exhumation Contact information: Baranhan Gulseren, e-mail: gulseren_86@hotmail.com; Hartsioti Sophia, e-mail: shartsioti@hotmail.com. <...> COMPARATIVE ANALYZIS OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES OF ATHLETES SPECIALIZING IN SHORT-TRACK AND MOSCOW SCHOOLCHILDREN AT THE AGE FROM 7 TO 16 YEARS Bobarykin Nikita Department of Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism, Moscow, Russia The aim of the paper is to study and compare variability of individual anthropometric indices in shorttrack athletes with the control group of Moscow schoolchildren from 7 to 16 years of age. <...> Anthropometric measurements were conducted in conformity with classical methods, accepted at the Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Lomonosov Moscow State University. <...> Conducted research has allowed to establish that the basic differences between athletes and schoolchildren of both gender groups have been observed at the age of 7–12. <...> Schoolchildren have conceded athletes in all measured parameters. <...> The 13–16-year-old schoolchildren are signifi cantly smaller in all circumferences, but exceed in hand grip strength in both gender groups. <...> The obtained anthropometric characteristics might be used in sport selection as well as for conducting a medico-biological monitoring. <...> Key words: anthropometric indices, short-track athletes, Moscow schoolchildren Contact information: Bobarykin Nikita, e-mail: bobarykinn@gmail.com. <...> T/A POLYMORPHISM <...>