title: Disease and mortality in the Early Bronze Age people of Bab edh-Dhra, Jordan.
abstract: During the 1977 field season at the Early Bronze Age site of Bab edh-Dhra 92 individuals were recovered from underground shaft tomb chambers. Morbid conditions found in these skeletons include trauma, possibly two cases of tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, post-menopausal osteoporosis and congenital anomalies. Of the 92 skeletons recovered 56 (61%) were 18 years of age or older, 28 (30%) were between 1 and 18 years of age and 8 (9%) were less than one year of age.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000266:history; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004194:Disease / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000266:history; D010164:Paleopathology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000266:history; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000266:history