A yellow-stained human femur from Tell esh-Shuqafiya, Egypt: evidence of ancient trauma.
Excavation at Tell esh-Shuqafiya, Egypt, during the 1982 season exposed several Ptolemaic Period burials. One of these, a young adult male, showed a bright yellow stain on the right femur. Analysis of the stain demonstrated it to be hematoidin, a degradation compound derived from hemoglobin associated with old hemorrhage. The specific location of the stain on the skeleton suggests death a few weeks after a severe injury to the thigh.
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Middle East Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
D000328:Adult; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000032:analysis*; D000076144:Egypt, Ancient; D005269:Femur / Q000032:analysis* / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005580:Fossils; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010163:Paleontology; D010164:Paleopathology; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries
D001663:Bilirubin