A case of enlarged parietal foramina or foramina parietalia permagna in an individual from the Chinchorro Culture of northern Chile (4000 BP)

IF 1.3 3区地球科学 Q3 PALEONTOLOGY

International Journal of Paleopathology Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI:10.1016/j.ijpp.2024.11.004

Vivien G. Standen , Susana Monsalve , Bernardo Arriaza , John Verano , Mario Rivera

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Abstract

Objective

The goal of this study was to analyze and differentially diagnose the presence of two large holes noted in the parietal bones of an individual and the presence of traumatic lesions.

Materials

A partially mummified young adult female associated with the Chinchorro culture, 4000 BP, from the coast of the Atacama Desert (northern Chile).

Methods

The bone lesions were evaluated macroscopically and radiologically. In addition, Sr isotopic analyses were performed on 62 individuals from eight sites associated with the Chinchorro culture.

Results

The parietal orifices are compatible with a rare anomaly of genetic origin known as foramina parietalia permagna (FPP). In addition, the cranial fracture pattern appear compatible with perimortem trauma, and Sr isotopes indicate a marine signal for Chinchorro populations.

Conclusions

This case serves as evidence that FPP was present in the early Andean populations and that endogamy and mutagenic factors might have contributed to its presence.

Significance

This paper expands our knowledge of the genetic anomalies that affected past populations and may contribute to our understanding of the etiologies of the condition.

Limitations

The absence of comparative FPP data inhibits comparative studies (with the exception of cases from California, USA).

Suggestions for future research

To explore in depth the genetic component of this condition in the Chinchorro populations.

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智利北部 Chinchorro 文化（公元前 4000 年）中的一例顶孔或顶孔扩大症。

目的：本研究的目的是分析和鉴别诊断个体顶骨中两个大洞的存在和创伤性病变的存在。资料：一具部分木乃伊化的年轻成年女性，与距今4000年前的钦克洛文化有关，发现于阿塔卡马沙漠海岸（智利北部）。方法：对骨病变进行宏观和影像学检查。此外，对来自8个与Chinchorro文化有关的地点的62个个体进行了Sr同位素分析。结果：顶骨孔与一种罕见的遗传来源异常称为顶骨孔（FPP）相容。此外，颅骨骨折模式似乎与死前创伤相一致，Sr同位素显示了Chinchorro种群的海洋信号。结论：本病例证明FPP在安第斯山脉早期人群中存在，内婚制和诱变因素可能促成了FPP的存在。意义：本文扩展了我们对影响过去人群的遗传异常的知识，并可能有助于我们对该病病因的理解。局限性：缺乏比较FPP数据限制了比较研究（美国加利福尼亚州的病例除外）。未来研究的建议：深入探索这种疾病在Chinchorro人群中的遗传成分。

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International Journal of Paleopathology PALEONTOLOGY-PATHOLOGY

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2.90

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期刊介绍： Paleopathology is the study and application of methods and techniques for investigating diseases and related conditions from skeletal and soft tissue remains. The International Journal of Paleopathology (IJPP) will publish original and significant articles on human and animal (including hominids) disease, based upon the study of physical remains, including osseous, dental, and preserved soft tissues at a range of methodological levels, from direct observation to molecular, chemical, histological and radiographic analysis. Discussion of ways in which these methods can be applied to the reconstruction of health, disease and life histories in the past is central to the discipline, so the journal would also encourage papers covering interpretive and theoretical issues, and those that place the study of disease at the centre of a bioarchaeological or biocultural approach. Papers dealing with historical evidence relating to disease in the past (rather than history of medicine) will also be published. The journal will also accept significant studies that applied previously developed techniques to new materials, setting the research in the context of current debates on past human and animal health.