Skeletal Dysplasia During the Bronze Age in Northeast Thailand (3000–2500 BP)
Kaoboriboon, Nuttheera, Tayles, Nancy, Villaluz, Sarah Agatha, Yuwono, Pratiwi, Domett, Kate, and Vlok, Melandri (2026) Skeletal Dysplasia During the Bronze Age in Northeast Thailand (3000–2500 BP). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 36 (2). pp. 318-324.
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Abstract
This study examines a case of skeletal dysplasia in an adult male (B290) from the Bronze Age at the site of Ban Non Wat, Northeast Thailand. Skeletal dysplasia, a group of genetic disorders affecting bone and cartilage growth, presents diagnostic challenges due to overlapping clinical features. B290 exhibited rhizomelia, humeral varus deformity, coxa vara, and block thoracic vertebra. A thorough differential diagnosis comparing 56 skeletal dysplasias identified that B290's skeletal pathology was consistent with conditions including hypochondroplasia or pseudoachondroplasia. The case contributes to a growing body of literature identifying extreme short stature and/or skeletal dysplasia in adults from the prehistory of Mainland Southeast Asia, indicating inclusion of differently abled individuals in society was not rare in this region, potentially highlighting a shared understanding of human value.
| Item ID: | 91277 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1099-1212 |
| Copyright Information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. © 2026 The Author(s). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2026 22:59 |
| FoR Codes: | 43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4301 Archaeology > 430102 Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas @ 60% 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4401 Anthropology > 440103 Biological (physical) anthropology @ 40% |
| SEO Codes: | 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1307 Understanding past societies > 130702 Understanding Asia’s past @ 100% |
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