The origins and geographical spread of the thalassaemias and abnormal haemoglobins

Satinoff, Merton I.

doi:10.1016/0047-2484(72)90046-2

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“…We are also exhorted to keep in mind the wise words of Rogers, Waldron, Dieppe and Watt (1987): 'It is important to consider the skeleton in its entirety, and a valid classification cannot be made from the examination of single sets of joints or single elements of the skeleton.' 34 Readers interested in this subject should consult Moseley (1965), Satinoff (1972), Steinbock (1976), Hillson (1980), Musgrave (1980), Ortner and Putschar (1985), McGeorge (1983) and, especially, Grmck (1989. Grmek's encyclopaedic account contains references to many classic papers on the subject, including those of Haldane, Allison and Angel. acquired anaemia, in particular iron-deficiency anaemia, may have brought about more of the associated skeletal changes than the congenital form.…”

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The Late Helladic IIIC Intramural Burials at Lefkandi, Euboea

Musgrave¹,

Popham²

1991

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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The aim of this paper is to describe and assess the intramural burials from the Lefkandi Settlement (Xeropolis). In all 20 individuals were inhumed within the walls, comprising 3 adult males, 2 adult females, one possible adolescent female and 14 children. The last ranged in age from birth to 9 years. Routine matters such as child mortality, adult stature, pathology and oral hygiene are discussed, with special reference to both the Settlement burials and to the inhumed material scattered throughout the Cemeteries.

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Section: Burial 16mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Late Helladic IIIC Intramural Burials at Lefkandi, Euboea

Musgrave¹,

Popham²

1991

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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Cribra orbitalia in two temporally disjunct population samples from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt

Fairgrieve

Molto

2000

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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Cribra orbitalia (CO), an osseous sign of anemic stress, occurs in 67% (n = 296) of the pre-Roman (n = 153) and Roman (n = 143) period crania from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. CO is primarily a childhood condition in these samples, and its prevalence is significantly higher in virtually all cohorts in the pre-Roman group, including among females, who display higher rates of active lesions. This temporal trend suggests that the underlying causative factors (i.e., synergism between disease and nutrition) were less pervasive in the Roman period. In both population samples, anemic stress develops in some perinates prior to the expected minimum age for the development of iron deficiency anemia. This suggests additional causes of anemic stress in the Dakhleh population. A strong candidate is folic acid deficiency and its concomitant, megaloblastic anemia, which results from weaning of infants on goat's milk, a known practice in ancient Egypt. The putative incorporation of other food items in the weanling diet, particularly honey, a confirmed source of C. botulinum, represents yet another retrospective data source to help understand the epidemiological profile of cribra orbitalia in this population. Comparative data from other Egyptian populations, though limited, show similar patterns, however, they display a lower prevalence than the data from Dakhleh.

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A radiographic study of porotic hyperostosis

Stuart-Macadam

1987

American J Phys Anthropol

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Skull lesions known as porotic hyperostosis have been of interest to researchers since the mid-19th century. The etiology of porotic hyperostosis has long been a matter for speculation yet there has never been complete acceptance or substantiation of any one of the many theories proposed. Today the most widely accepted theory suggests that anemias of either acquired or genetic origin are responsible for porotic hyperostosis. The present study tests this hypothesis using criteria which were chosen after the examination of clinical radiographs of patients with various types of anemia. These criteria are: the presence of "hair-on-end" trabeculation, outer table thinning, texture changes, diploic thickening, orbital roof thickening, orbital rim changes, and the underdevelopment of frontal sinuses. A comparison of these criteria from the clinical X-rays with X-rays of skulls with porotic hyperostosis provides a more rigorous, repeatable, and standardized method upon which to base a diagnosis. This approach enables radiography to provide the necessary link between the clinical and anthropological with which to investigate the origin of porotic hyperostosis.

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The origins and geographical spread of the thalassaemias and abnormal haemoglobins

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

The Late Helladic IIIC Intramural Burials at Lefkandi, Euboea

The Late Helladic IIIC Intramural Burials at Lefkandi, Euboea

Cribra orbitalia in two temporally disjunct population samples from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt

A radiographic study of porotic hyperostosis

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