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| ID | 2222 |
|---|---|
| Find type | Burial |
| Secondary find type | |
| Generic grouping | Burial |
| Phase | 5b |
| Layer | A700, A761 |
| Feature | ALY |
| Burial number | SK 221 |
| Skeleton no. | SK 221 |
| Age category | OA |
| Age years | 60+ years |
| Sex | M |
| Stature in cm | |
| Pathology | Several areas of roughening of muscle attachments (ischial tuberosity, iliac crest, radial tuberosity, brachialis insertion of ulna, proximal femur, patella ligament insertion on patella, soleus of tibia); cystic lesions of carpals, metacarpals and medial malleous of tibia; healed fracture of proximal facet of left first metacarpal; vertebral changes similar to ankylosing spondylitis/DISH between first and tenth thoracic vertebrae, most lesions being on the R of the anterior aspect of the bodies with fusion between eighth and tenth vertebrae and incipient fusion of others. Probably represent degenerative joint disease associated with old age (70-80 years). |
| Dentition | |
| Notes | Light and gracile skeleton |
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