RT Journal Article
T1 Orofacial pathology in Homo heidelbergensis: The case of Skull 5 from the Sima de los Huesos site (Atapuerca, Spain)
A1 Gracia-Téllez, Ana
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Martínez Mendizábal, Ignacio
A1 Martín Francés, Laura
A1 Martinón Torres, María
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Bonmatí, Alejandro
A1 Lira, Jaime
AB This paper presents a detailed palaeopathological study of the orofacial lesions present in Skull 5 from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site. Besides testing a previous diagnosis of periodontal disease, tooth wear, left P3 fracture and two periapical abscesses, unreported lesions are identified: the I1 abscess and the M3 fracture. The timing of the pathological events that have produced the conspicuous bone growth of the maxilla was determined with the aid of computer tomography techniques. This is particularly important to assess the duration/chronicity of the lesions and the cause/s of them. Some physiological particularities of the region affected could account for the maxillary osteitis and concomitant infection as a probable cause of death.
PB Elsevier
SN 1040-6182
YR 2013
FD 2013-05-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34335
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34335
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Junta de Castilla y León
NO Fundación Atapuerca
DS Docta Complutense
RD 11 abr 2025