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An unusual stapes from Medieval Maastricht
Author(s) -
Bruintjes Tj. D.,
Panhuysen R. G. A. M.,
Van Maurik W. A. M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199711/12)7:6<641::aid-oa312>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - stapes , ossification , anatomy , medicine , middle ear
During archaeological excavations in the medieval Saint Servaas Church in Maastricht, a juvenile skeleton was unearthed bearing a highly unusual stapes. The stapes exhibits a double anterior crus, but is otherwise quite normally shaped. This anomaly has not been previously documented. It is thought to be the result of a disruption during the ossification process of the embryological stapedial cartilage. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.