Citation

Ortner DJ. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1979; 51(4): 589-597.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1002/ajpa.1330510411

PMID

391058

Abstract

During the 1977 field season at the Early Bronze Age site of Bab edh-Dhra 92 individuals were recovered from underground shaft tomb chambers. Morbid conditions found in these skeletons include trauma, possibly two cases of tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, post-menopausal osteoporosis and congenital anomalies. Of the 92 skeletons recovered 56 (61%) were 18 years of age or older, 28 (30%) were between 1 and 18 years of age and 8 (9%) were less than one year of age.

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