ABSTRACT An early medieval cemetery dating to between the eighth and eleventh centuries AD was excavated beneath St Patrick’s Chapel at Whitesands Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The cemetery population includes adult males, females and a large proportion of non-adults below 18 years of age. Osteological analysis revealed a case of vitamin D deficiency rickets in a 2–3 year old child, which was further confirmed through the histological analysis of the first permanent molar tooth. This paper presents the results of the osteological, radiographic and histological analyses, which support the diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency. The research demonstrates the valuable contribution a multi-methodological approach can make to the investigation of non-adult health in the past. The evidence collated here allows further exploration of the possible circumstances that led to this condition, and makes a valuable contribution to an otherwise small number of cases of rickets from early medieval Britain.

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中世纪早期威尔士的维生素 D 缺乏佝偻病：多方法案例研究

摘要 在威尔士彭布罗克郡怀特沙湾的圣帕特里克教堂下挖掘出了一座可追溯到公元 8 世纪至 11 世纪的早期中世纪墓地。墓地人口包括成年男性、女性和很大比例的 18 岁以下的非成年人。骨学分析发现一例 2-3 岁儿童维生素 D 缺乏性佝偻病，通过第一颗恒磨牙的组织学分析进一步证实了这一点。本文介绍了支持维生素 D 缺乏症诊断的骨学、放射学和组织学分析的结果。该研究表明，多方法方法可以为过去的非成人健康调查做出宝贵贡献。