ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Paleopathology, Nonunion, Lesion
Anthro 102
Introduction to Human
Origins.
Spring 2018
Introduction to
Paleoanthropology
A. Paleopathology
- Trauma in skeletons is clearly evident in bone fractures, especially when they
have not healed successfully
- Lots of things preserve: most easy to ID significant structural changes
- Lots of disease leave lesions, built up or broken down places, pores in bones,
etc. Anything that exists in bone in life can be preserved in fossil.
- Non-union fractures: not re-set: Heals how its going to heal
- Growth disrupting stresses during childhood will leave transverse lines of
dense bone visible in radiographs of long bones of the body
- Called episodic stress
- Can see health of individuals
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Document Summary
Trauma in skeletons is clearly evident in bone fractures, especially when they have not healed successfully. Lots of things preserve: most easy to id significant structural changes. Lots of disease leave lesions, built up or broken down places, pores in bones, etc. Anything that exists in bone in life can be preserved in fossil. Non-union fractures: not re-set: heals how its going to heal. Growth disrupting stresses during childhood will leave transverse lines of dense bone visible in radiographs of long bones of the body. Anything that causes one to not reach biological potential of height, weight, etc. will change version of adul oa . Can be disease, malnutrition, what do with body every day, etc: case studies in paleopathology. Lesion on the internal distal face of both patellae due o a kneeling position associated with pottery making (knee caps)
