Objective

Concha bullosa is a rather common condition of the nasal turbinates, rarely reported in archaeological skeletal collections. This paper examines a case of concha bullosa as seen in a female cranium from a burial in central Italy, dated to the Longobard domination in the Peninsula (mid-7th– early 8th century CE).

Materials

The individual under investigation (T86/17) comes from the funerary area of Selvicciola, located near the town of Viterbo in northern Latium, Italy.

Methods

The skeleton was macroscopically examined. We analyzed the CT-scans of the defect by applying innovative R-based virtual tools.

Results

It was possible to calculate the inner volume of the concha bullosa and to provide a 3D visual assessment of its shape.

Conclusions

Its size and shape suggest that the individual had this condition for a considerable period of time, during which its presence may have had affected her daily activities and health status.

Significance

An under-represented paleopathological defect is examined for the first time through a virtual approach aimed at visualizing its shape and the assessment of its volume. New methods of 3D based virtual assessment can increase the informative value of defects.

Suggestions for Further Research

Techniques used in this assessment should be considered as an evaluative tool for other conditions when macroscopic and radiographic imaging are limited.

中文翻译：

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数字成像技术应用于意大利中部中世纪早期丧葬区的一例大泡贝壳

客观的

Concha bullosa是鼻甲骨的一种相当常见的疾病，在考古骨骼收藏中很少报道。本文研究了意大利中部一处墓葬的女性头盖骨中出现的大外耳壳病例，该墓葬的年代可追溯至半岛的 Longobard 统治时期（公元 7 世纪中叶至 8 世纪初）。

材料

接受调查的个人 (T86/17) 来自位于意大利北部拉提姆维泰博镇附近的塞尔维奇奥拉 (Selvicciola) 的葬礼区。

方法

对骨架进行了宏观检查。我们通过应用基于 R 的创新虚拟工具分析了缺陷的 CT 扫描。

结果

可以计算大泡外耳的内部体积并提供其形状的 3D 视觉评估。

结论

它的大小和形状表明该人在相当长的一段时间内患有这种疾病，在此期间它的存在可能影响了她的日常活动和健康状况。

意义

通过旨在可视化其形状和评估其体积的虚拟方法，首次检查了代表性不足的古病理学缺陷。基于 3D 的虚拟评估的新方法可以增加缺陷的信息价值。

进一步研究的建议

当宏观和放射成像受限时，该评估中使用的技术应被视为其他条件的评估工具。