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The Alto Salaverry child: A case of anemia from the Peruvian Preceramic

1977; Wiley; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ajpa.1330460105

1096-8644

Erik Trinkaus,

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Abstract Excavations during 1974 at the Peruvian Preceramic site of Alto Salaverry led to the discovery of a child's skeleton. The fragmentary skeleton exhibits cribra orbitalia, a pitting of the orbital roof associated with anemia. This specimen provides the first evidence of anemia in a population of the predominantly non‐agricultural Peruvian Preceramic and extends the antiquity of the pathology among Precolumbian Peruvians.