Scaphocephaly in a Prehistoric Skeleton from Harappa, Pakistan

Bibliographic Data

ID4991176
AuthorsKenneth A R Kennedy (0000-0002-8109-9393, Cornell University), Nancy C Lovell, J R Lukacs (0000-0002-2541-7270), Brian Hemphill (0000-0003-0561-5648), B E Hemphill
Year1993
Volume51
Issue1
Pages1-29
Publication date1993-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099
PublisherS ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1127/anthranz/51/1993/1
PMID8476271
OpenAlexW109399370
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

Irregularities of cranial suture closure resulting in scaphocephaly are documented for a number of prehistoric and historic human populations of the eastern and western hemispheres, but what may be the first recorded case from southern Asia appeared during the 1987 archaeological field season at the Indus Valley Civilization site of Harappa, Pakistan. The female specimen with this condition also exhibits indicators of developmental abnormalities in the postcranial skeleton. These features are discussed in the context of assessing anatomical and ontogenetical relationships of craniostenostic eccentricities with abnormalities of facial, dental and postcranial regions of the skeletons of scaphocephalic individuals.

Archaeology · Biology · Civilization · Context (archaeology) · Fibrous joint · Geography · Human skeleton · Indus · Postcrania · Prehistory · Skeleton (computer programming) · Skull · Anatomy · Cleft Lip and Palate Research · Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments · Geology · Ocular Disorders and Treatments · Paleontology