Two neolithic cases oh hyperostosis frontalis interna

William Devriendt (1) , Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti (1, 2) , Yann Ardagna (1) , Eric Mahieu (3) , I. Hershkovitz, (4) , Michel Signoli (1) , Olivier Dutour (1)

1 UAABC - Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle
2 Médecine légale [Hôpital de la Timone - APHM]
3 Actilia Multimedia
4 Department of Anatomy and Anthropology

Bone nodules resulting from Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) were observed on the endocranial surface of the frontal bone of two elderly females in excess of 50 years of age coming from the excavation of the Neolithic hypogeum of Boileau (Vaucluse, France). These observations constituted the first evidence for HFI in the Neolithic periods in Europe.

Mots clés: hyperostosis frontalis interna; hypogeum; neolithic

Domaines: Anthropologie biologique

William Devriendt, Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti, Yann Ardagna, Eric Mahieu, I. Hershkovitz,, et al.. Two neolithic cases oh hyperostosis frontalis interna. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2004, 14 (5), pp.414-418. ⟨10.1002/oa.721⟩. ⟨halshs-00008528⟩