HLA types of mummified Eskimo bodies from the 15th century
Abstract In 1978 the bodies of eight Eskimos were discovered in two tombs among the rocks at Qilakitsoq in the Umanak District on the west coast of Greenland. By C 14 analysis at the Danish National Museum the burial was dated around A.D. 1460. The climatic conditions have been favorable for the pre...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajpa.1330610407 2024-06-02T08:06:08+00:00 HLA types of mummified Eskimo bodies from the 15th century Hansen, H. E. Gürtler, H. 1983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330610407 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.1330610407 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.1330610407 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Physical Anthropology volume 61, issue 4, page 447-452 ISSN 0002-9483 1096-8644 journal-article 1983 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330610407 2024-05-03T12:00:46Z Abstract In 1978 the bodies of eight Eskimos were discovered in two tombs among the rocks at Qilakitsoq in the Umanak District on the west coast of Greenland. By C 14 analysis at the Danish National Museum the burial was dated around A.D. 1460. The climatic conditions have been favorable for the preservation of the bodies, which were freeze‐dried by nature to almost the consistency of wood. With skin and muscle tissue from the thigh, a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type determination was carried out by means of a microabsorption method developed in this laboratory on spleen tissue from recently deceased persons (Hansen and Gürtler, 1979, 1982). The aim of the HLA determinations of these mummies was to reveal possible family relationships, and to see whether the HLA antigens found would be typical for nowliving Eskimo populations. The results indicate that two families were buried, one in each of the two tombs. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Greenland Wiley Online Library Greenland Qilakitsoq ENVELOPE(-43.876,-43.876,60.048,60.048) American Journal of Physical Anthropology 61 4 447 452 |
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Abstract In 1978 the bodies of eight Eskimos were discovered in two tombs among the rocks at Qilakitsoq in the Umanak District on the west coast of Greenland. By C 14 analysis at the Danish National Museum the burial was dated around A.D. 1460. The climatic conditions have been favorable for the preservation of the bodies, which were freeze‐dried by nature to almost the consistency of wood. With skin and muscle tissue from the thigh, a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type determination was carried out by means of a microabsorption method developed in this laboratory on spleen tissue from recently deceased persons (Hansen and Gürtler, 1979, 1982). The aim of the HLA determinations of these mummies was to reveal possible family relationships, and to see whether the HLA antigens found would be typical for nowliving Eskimo populations. The results indicate that two families were buried, one in each of the two tombs. |
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HLA types of mummified Eskimo bodies from the 15th century |
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HLA types of mummified Eskimo bodies from the 15th century |
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HLA types of mummified Eskimo bodies from the 15th century |
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