Cribra and trace elements in the Prat de la Riba Necropolis (Tarragona, Spain, 3rd-5th centuries AD)

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ID6136317
AuthorsElena García (0000-0003-0765-2354), E Alarcón García, Maria Isabel Berrocal, Joaquim Baxarias, Domenec Campillo, Maria Eulàlia Subirà (0000-0001-5315-0051)
Year2002
Volume19
Pages71-83
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntropologia Portuguesa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0870-0990 • E-ISSN: 2182-7982
PublisherCoimbra University Press (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.14195/2182-7982_19_7
OpenAlexW2507670647
LanguageEN
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The different kinds of cribra are manifestations of porotic hyperostosis on the orbital roof (cribra orbitalia), on the femur neck (cribra femoralis) or on the humerus head (cribra humeralis). The aetiology of cribra is not clear. Some authors attribute the presence of cribra to anaemia (infectious or genetic) while others consider it the consequence of nutritional deficit. The analysis of trace elements in human bones may help to reveal the aetiology of cribra. This study analyzes the prevalence of cribra related to trace element levels in a Spanish late Roman necropolis 13 r d -5 t h centuries AD). The results show no association between the different kinds of cribra and nutritional deficiency

Archaeology · Art · Geography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Philosophy · Restraint-Related Deaths

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