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The bare bones appearance of hyperparathyroidism: Distinguishing subperiosteal bone resorption from periosteal reaction
ConclusionsGiven its limitation to individuals with known hyperparathyroidism, the presence of subperiosteal resorption appears diagnostic. The four percent prevalence of subperiosteal reaction in the Hamman-Todd cohort with hyperparathyroidism is indistinguishable from that reported in clinical samples. Subperiosteal resorption appears be a phenomenon in the archeological record that is pathognomonic for the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. Such biologically remodeled bone is easily distinguished from post-mortem damage and its position subjacent to the periosteum facilitates distinguishing it from periosteal reaction. W...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - November 1, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Bruce M. Rothschild Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A case of cholesteatoma in a medieval Hispano ‐Mudejar population (13th‐14th centuries AD)
AbstractThe case presented includes a left temporal bone from an individual exhumed from the Hispano-Mudejar necropolis in Uceda (Guadalajara, Spain) dated between the 13th and 14th centuries BC. External examination and computed tomography images show lesions in the external acoustic canal, in the form of diffuse widening, suggestive of a cholesteatoma originating in this canal, with invasion of the middle ear through the tympanic membrane. The difficulties with examining the internal elements of the ear are discussed, which causes the underestimation of these diseases in paleopathology studies. (Source: International Jou...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - November 1, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Enrique Dorado, Jos é Aso, Cristina Sebastián, Ildefonso Ramírez, Manuel F. Carrillo, Jorge Murillo‐González Tags: SHORT REPORT Source Type: research

Who's to blame? The Mesolithic non ‐anthropic leporids from Cueva de los Postes (Badajoz, Spain)
AbstractThe Mesolithic faunal assemblage from Cueva de Los Postes (Badajoz, Spain) is presented and discussed. The faunal remains from different stratigraphic units spatially associated with the Mesolithic funerary use of the cave or preceded them were analyzed. The zooarchaeological record is dominated by leporids, generally rabbit but also hare, scarce mustelids, and undetermined birds. Results indicate that these animals are not associated with the human use of the cave. The relevance of carnivore damage points to an exogenous origin for leporid accumulation. It is inferred that this mixed deposit of scats and non-inges...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - October 31, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nelson J. Almeida, Hip ólito Collado Giraldo, Celia García Domínguez, Cristiana Ferreira, Luiz Oosterbeek, Palmira Saladié Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Paleodiet reconstruction of human and animal bones at the Dalujiao cemetery in Early Iron Age Xinjiang, China
AbstractLong before the East-West ‘Silk Road’ appeared, cultural communication as well as exchanges of materials and technologies had existed between different populations across the Eurasian steppe. Xinjiang, located at a crossroads of the East and the West, is particularly important for exploring human interactions. The presen t paper contributes to this end from a stable isotopic perspective. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis were applied to 51 human and four animal bone remains collected from three types of tombs—namely, the earthen vertical tomb-pit, earthen vertical tomb-pit with second-tier ledge, an...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - October 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Xin Wang, Xue Shang, Colin Smith, Dong Wei, Jie Zhang, Qiurong Ruan, Yaowu Hu Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Maxillary abnormality in the mediaeval Blessed friar Egidio from Laurenzana (Basilicata, southern Italy)
AbstractBlessed Egidio was a revered Catholic friar who lived in Basilicata (southern Italy) between the 15th and 16th centuries A.D. His natural mummy is preserved in the Mother Church of Laurenzana, the village where he lived. During the recent restoration and conservation of the relic, palaeopathological analysis was carried out. This revealed osteolytic lesions that affected the maxillary bones, as two injuries that were different in morphology and size that distinctly afflicted the right and left maxillae. The macroscopic and radiographic appearance of the lesion on the right maxilla and its proximity to the right pre...
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - October 27, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Ruggero D ’Anastasio, Jacopo Cilli, Joan Viciano, Luigi Capasso Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research