Variation in porotic hyperostosis in the Royal Cemetery complex at Abydos, Upper Egypt: a social interpretation

Variation in the frequency and severity of porotic hyperostosis [porous defects], seen in the skulls of individuals buried at two First Dynasty cemeteries at Abydos, suggested differences in health and social conditions. Those buried near the kings had suffered from childhood deficiencies, while tho...

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Published in:Antiquity 2006-03, Vol.80 (307), p.64-73
Main Authors: Keita, S.O.Y., Boyce, A.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abydos
Analysis
Archaeology
Biological research
Biology, Experimental
Burial
Cemeteries
cemetery
Disease
Egypt
Egyptian civilization
Europe
First Dynasty
France
Generalities
Graves
Hair analysis
Human remains
Infectious diseases
Occupations
Palaeolithic and mesolithic
Paleoanthropology
Paleopathology
Parasitic diseases
Physical anthropology
porotic hyperostosis
Prehistory and protohistory
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Summary:Variation in the frequency and severity of porotic hyperostosis [porous defects], seen in the skulls of individuals buried at two First Dynasty cemeteries at Abydos, suggested differences in health and social conditions. Those buried near the kings had suffered from childhood deficiencies, while those associated with funerary enclosures in a second cemetery further to the north seemed to have benefited from occupational or social advantages. The author speculates on the possible factors which gave rise to this difference.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X00093261