A study of vault porosities in early Upper Egypt from the Badarian through Dynasty I

Predynastic and Early Dynastic Upper Egyptian adult crania were assessed for porotic hyperostosis. This lesion (in adults) is believed most often to reflect iron deficiency anaemia that has occurred in childhood. The results indicate an increase in frequency from the Badarian to Naqada I with a subs...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:World archaeology 2003-10, Vol.35 (2), p.210-222
Main Author: Keita, S. O. Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancient Egypt
Anemia
Archaeology
Blood
Childhood
Craniology
Diseases
Egypt
Epidemiology
hookworm
Human paleontology
Infections
Infectious diseases
Iron deficiency anemia
Lesions
Mankind origin and evolution
Methodology and general studies
Palaeopathology
Paleontology
Parasites
Pathology
Porosity
porotic hyperostosis
Predynastic Egypt
Prehistory and protohistory
Schistosomiasis
Science
Subsistence economy
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Predynastic and Early Dynastic Upper Egyptian adult crania were assessed for porotic hyperostosis. This lesion (in adults) is believed most often to reflect iron deficiency anaemia that has occurred in childhood. The results indicate an increase in frequency from the Badarian to Naqada I with a subsequent decline to Dynasty I. This pattern is discussed in terms of subsistence change and its possible relationship to exposure to schistosomiasis, hookworm, and various possible adaptive responses.
ISSN:0043-8243
1470-1375
DOI:10.1080/0043824032000111380