Paleopathology Case 40

A pelvis (Image A) and a rib (Image B) of a man (about 32-years-old) from the Diaguita culture that inhabited the area of Chile at the level of La Sirena, spilling over into what is present day Argentina. Their period is approximately 1200 AD-500 BP. They were shepherds, fishermen and farmers of squash, beans and corn. 

Submitted by Maria Rosado

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Image A

Case 40 Pelvis

Image B
Case 40 Rib

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Updated February 23, 2006