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Rhinomaxillary changes in a New‐Caledonian cranium: palaeopathological differential diagnosis 1
Author(s) -
Valentin Frédérique,
Herrscher Estelle,
Mafart BertrandYves
Publication year - 1999
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(199909/10)9:5<374::aid-oa471>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - humanities , national museum , art , history , art history , archaeology
A human cranium, housed in the anthropological collection of the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle of Paris (Institut de Paléontologie Humaine), exhibits rhinomaxillary pathological changes. These mainly erosive, bilateral and symmetrical facial lesions allow us to discuss their aetiology geographically, historically and in the context of their general health. This well-preserved cranium (labelled n 196971-3) was brought back from Pins island, NewCaledonia, during the second half of the 19th century by a French Naval physician, Dr. Ponty. According to available information, this skull probably pre-dates 1850 and the French colonization of the New-Caledonian area. Its morphological characteristics suggest that it belongs to an older adult male. No post-cranial bones are associated with it. Description of the lesions