ABSTRACT

Differences between estimated dental and skeletal ages can provide a gauge of an individual’s growth status, which more broadly reflects an individual’s health status. This case study provides a summary of the skeletal growth status in a dentally aged 2.0–2.5-year-old (Burial 519) victim of chronic physical abuse from the Kellis 2 cemetery (cal AD 100–450), Egypt. Absolute size of postcranial elements in Burial 519 is generally more similar to a dentally aged 1.5–1.9-year-old cohort than to an age-matched cohort. Growth deficits are least in the skull and greatest in the leg supporting previous studies demonstrating that these regions may be less sensitive and more sensitive, respectively, to environmental stressors. Within the postcranial skeleton, growth deficits are least in the clavicle which may have methodological implications for the skeletal ageing of children. This case study provides an opportunity to examine broader biocultural sources of adversity on skeletal growth in early life.

摘要

估计的牙龄和骨龄之间的差异可以衡量一个人的生长状况，这更广泛地反映了一个人的健康状况。本案例研究总结了埃及 Kellis 2 公墓（cal AD 100-450）长期身体虐待的 2.0-2.5 岁（Burial 519）牙齿年龄受害者的骨骼生长状况。Burial 519 中颅后元素的绝对大小通常更类似于牙齿年龄为 1.5-1.9 岁的队列，而不是年龄匹配的队列。生长缺陷在头骨中最少，而在腿部中最大，这支持了先前的研究，这些研究表明这些区域可能分别对环境压力源不太敏感和更敏感。在颅后骨骼中，锁骨的生长缺陷最少，这可能对儿童骨骼老化具有方法学意义。这个案例研究提供了一个机会来检查更广泛的逆境对生命早期骨骼生长的生物文化来源。