The Caribou Eskimo: General and specific disease
Abstract Reported here are two forms of skeletal pathology identified in an inclusive sample of Caribou Eskimo skeletons. Harris Lines, nonspecific indicators of stress, show marked periodicity in approximately one‐half of the observable adults. This pattern is interpreted as the result of a recurre...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajpa.1330450303 2024-06-02T08:05:16+00:00 The Caribou Eskimo: General and specific disease Buikstra, Jane E. 1976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330450303 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.1330450303 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.1330450303 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Physical Anthropology volume 45, issue 3, page 351-367 ISSN 0002-9483 1096-8644 journal-article 1976 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330450303 2024-05-03T10:35:20Z Abstract Reported here are two forms of skeletal pathology identified in an inclusive sample of Caribou Eskimo skeletons. Harris Lines, nonspecific indicators of stress, show marked periodicity in approximately one‐half of the observable adults. This pattern is interpreted as the result of a recurrent, annual stress cycle, perhaps attributable to late winter famine. A second form of pathological change comprises resorptive lesions primarily localized in the spinal column and infrequently found on articular surfaces of the appendicular skeleton. Differential diagnosis is developed utilizing attributes of lesion form, lesion distribution, and epidemiology. Emphasis is placed upon deriving objective models which reflect disease in the absence of modern medical intervention. Major forms of pathology known to produce vertebral lesions are included. The model which best fits the Caribou Eskimo data is that of tuberculosis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Caribou Eskimo eskimo* Wiley Online Library American Journal of Physical Anthropology 45 3 351 367 |
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Abstract Reported here are two forms of skeletal pathology identified in an inclusive sample of Caribou Eskimo skeletons. Harris Lines, nonspecific indicators of stress, show marked periodicity in approximately one‐half of the observable adults. This pattern is interpreted as the result of a recurrent, annual stress cycle, perhaps attributable to late winter famine. A second form of pathological change comprises resorptive lesions primarily localized in the spinal column and infrequently found on articular surfaces of the appendicular skeleton. Differential diagnosis is developed utilizing attributes of lesion form, lesion distribution, and epidemiology. Emphasis is placed upon deriving objective models which reflect disease in the absence of modern medical intervention. Major forms of pathology known to produce vertebral lesions are included. The model which best fits the Caribou Eskimo data is that of tuberculosis. |
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