Rib remodeling dynamics in a skeletal population from Kulubnarti, Nubia.

Abstract:

:Bone remodeling variables in the rib were analyzed for a skeletal population of medieval antiquity (ca. A.D. 550-1450) from Kulubnarti, in Sudanese Nubia. The skeletal remains are naturally mummified and in an excellent state of preservation. The study sample consists of thin sections from the ribs of 80 individuals, ranging in age from 15-50+ years. Ribs were examined using a standard microscope and image analysis software. Numbers of intact osteons, fragmentary osteons, forming osteons, and resorption spaces were counted, osteon and Haversian canal areas were measured, and several variables were calculated to assess morphometric and remodeling status in the rib. Variables calculated included mean annual activation frequency, mean bone formation rate, and net osteonal remodeling. Results indicate that age changes are consistent with those observed for other archaeological and modern samples. High numbers of resorption spaces in young males may reflect slower skeletal development in boys compared to girls. Comparisons of rib data with results of a previous study on patterns of femoral bone remodeling in the same population indicate that ribs have more osteons and higher bone formation rates compared to the femur. Also, sexual differences in osteon size observed in the femur were not observed in the rib. Activation frequency and bone formation rate are low in the Kulubnarti population compared to previously published data for a modern sample, a finding consistent with reported results from other archaeological samples. Genetic factors influencing the minimum effective strain setpoint and duration of skeletal maturation, in addition to repetitive high strains at Kulubnarti, may contribute to observed differences.

journal_name

Am J Phys Anthropol

authors

Mulhern DM

doi

10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200004)111:4<519::AID-AJPA

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-04-01 00:00:00

pages

519-30

issue

4

eissn

0002-9483

issn

1096-8644

pii

10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200004)111:4<519::AID-AJPA

journal_volume

111

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