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The Alto Salaverry child: A case of anemia from the Peruvian Preceramic
Author(s) -
Trinkaus Erik
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330460105
Subject(s) - skeleton (computer programming) , geography , population , anemia , archaeology , excavation , ancient history , anatomy , biology , medicine , history , environmental health
Excavations during 1974 at the Peruvian Preceramic site of Alto Salaverry led to the discovery of a child's skeleton. The fragmentary skeleton exhibits cribra orbitalia, a pitting of the orbital roof associated with anemia. This specimen provides the first evidence of anemia in a population of the predominantly non‐agricultural Peruvian Preceramic and extends the antiquity of the pathology among Precolumbian Peruvians.
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