Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in Late Jomon Hokkaido, Japan

Marc F. Oxenham*, H. Matsumura, T. Nishimoto

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the evidence for diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) in samples of human skeletal material recovered from Late Jomon (ca. 1500-300 BCE) and Okhotsk (CE 500-900) cultural period sites, northwestern Hokkaido, Japan. Two individuals from the Jomon period assemblage (n=14) exhibited lesions consistent with DISH, while the larger Okhotsk sample (n=39) was free of this condition. The aetiology of this condition is reviewed with reference to the clinical and bioarchaeological literature, in addition to behavioural and environmental considerations specific to this region and these time periods.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)34-46
    Number of pages13
    JournalInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology
    Volume16
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2006

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