The archaeological site of Udhruh in Jordan revealed a skeleton of about 22-month-old that is dated to the Late Islamic period (1174–1516 AD), with multiple pathological lesions: vertebrae lytic lesions caused by tuberculosis (TB), marked periostitis at both diaphyseal ends of long bones as well as the costal ends of the ribs. The objective of the study is to confirm the diagnosis of these pathological conditions, especially TB because the bioarchaeological lexicon has not included a single case of TB during the Islamic period in that region. The methods of the study include anthroposcopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Although the lesions were similar to those of malaria, the FTIR analysis excludes the possibility of malaria as hemozoin spectra were absent, while anthroposcopy suggests tuberculosis. These lesions as being mild suggest that the individual died at an early stage of the disease. Further excavations at the site may reveal other cases and speak about the regional epidemiology of this disease in antiquity.

• Klíčová slova
• krystalinita, antroposkopie,
• MeSH
• dějiny středověku * MeSH
• fosfáty analýza   MeSH
• kostra patologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• spektrální analýza metody   MeSH
• tuberkulóza * diagnóza   patologie   MeSH
• uhličitany analýza   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dějiny středověku * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• historické články MeSH
• kazuistiky MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Jordánsko MeSH

Researches on the pattern of buccal dental microwear (striations) in a relation to diet and dietary habits have been solidified after the year 1980. The density of striations, orientation, and length are discriminate variables in reconstructing paleodiet. Populations who depended, more on meat consumption tended to have a lower density of striations with a higher percentage of vertical striations. On the other hand, individuals who depended on more plant consumption tended to have higher density of striations with more horizontal ones. In contrast to occlusal dental microwear, buccal microwear is practically a proxy for the lifetime diet of an individual without any effect of nonmasticatory factors, and thus can be used to construct diet, dietary behavior, climatic fluctuations, and maybe to estimate the age at death and sex. By comparing buccal dental microwear to the other techniques used in reconstructing paleodiet, the technique is reliable and shows a great potential in dietary reconstructions.

• MeSH
• fyziologie výživy MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mikroabraze zubní skloviny MeSH
• mikroskopie metody   MeSH
• opotřebení zubů * dějiny   etiologie   MeSH
• paleolitická dieta * MeSH
• zubní sklovina patologie   MeSH
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• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• historické články MeSH