Child health in the early medieval community from Omey Island, western Ireland (CROSBI ID 622440)
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Novak, Mario ; O'Keeffe, Tadhg
engleski
Child health in the early medieval community from Omey Island, western Ireland
Children were always the most vulnerable part of a human society. They are susceptible to various forms of metabolic stress that may leave a permanent record on bones and teeth and as such are excellent indicators of health. The aim of this paper is to investigate the frequency and distribution of cribra orbitalia (CO) and linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) in children and adults, and periostitis in children from the early medieval (7th-10th c. AD) site of Omey Island in western Ireland. A possible case of clavicular ante-mortem trauma in an infant from this rural community is also discussed. The total analysed sample consists of 43 subadults and 75 adults (40 females and 35 males). The CO frequency in adults is 33.3% (25/75) with a slightly higher frequency in males, while in children it was observed in 50% (14/28) of cases. LEH was observed in 65.0% (26/40) of studied individuals, and in 40.4% (101/250) of anterior teeth. The age ranges of LEH formation vary between 2.5 and 4.9 years for all anterior teeth combined. Periostitis was recorded in six subadults, and in three cases it was generalised active inflammation suggesting systemic infections. One infant (1-2 months old) exhibits ante-mortem healed fracture of the left clavicle, an injury mostly associated with complicated births. The results of this study strongly suggest that most of the individuals from Omey Island suffered from severe physiological disturbances during their childhood caused by a synergistic relationship between infectious diseases, inadequate nutrition, and poor sanitary conditions.
subadult health; early medieval; Ireland; osteoarchaeology
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Podaci o prilogu
238-238.
2015.
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Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
American journal of physical anthropology
1096-8644
Podaci o skupu
84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists
poster
25.03.2015-28.03.2015
St. Louis (MO), Sjedinjene Američke Države