Congenital aural atresia in an adult female from Apollonia Pontica, Bulgaria

Keenleyside, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.ijpp.2011.01.001

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“…Patients with congenital aural atresia present with deafness on the affected side, cognitive and linguistic issues, and problems with directional hearing (Keenleyside, 2011). The physical deformity of the external ear may result in negative social outcomes in childhood (Friedman, 2009;Lipan & Eshraghi, 2011;Stanley, 2014), requiring social, financial, and emotional support networks (Ear Community, 2020).…”

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“…The physical deformity of the external ear may result in negative social outcomes in childhood (Friedman, 2009;Lipan & Eshraghi, 2011;Stanley, 2014), requiring social, financial, and emotional support networks (Ear Community, 2020). Archaeologically, ancient social attitudes towards affected individuals may be ascertained by considering pathology, demography, burial location, burial style and lifeway contextualisation (Keenleyside, 2011;Nystrom & Tilley, 2018). As it is not a life-threatening condition, the 'Bioarchaeology of Care' concept (Tilley, 2012;Tilley & Oxenham, 2011) -used to determine the strength of social and caring networks in antiquity -would not seem to apply.…”

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“…An affected individual from prehispanic Venezuela (van Duijvenbode et al, 2015, p. 18) was interred with a pair of antlers located beside the head, a unique finding in the Venezuela/Caribbean region. Conversely, the Greek colonial case cited by Keenleyside (2011) was contextually unremarkable other than the head being turned so the affected ear was facing downwards. The prone body position of a deaf child at Romano-British Poundbury was shared by others at the site, while the grave was if anything more prestigious than many others (Roberts & Cox, 2003, p. 115-6).…”

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“…Congenital aural atresia has been frequently reported in the clinical record but has rarely been recorded in the archaeological literature. Several examples have been recovered from prehispanic Peruvian contexts (Hrdlička, 1933), with other reported cases in the United Kingdom (Knüsel & Bowman, 1996;Wells, 1962), Czech Republic (Vyhnanek & Kuzelka, 1998), United States (Hodges et al, 1990;Hrdlička, 1933), and more recently in Bulgaria, Canada, and Venezuela (Keenleyside, 2011;Swanston et al, 2011;van Duijvenbode et al, 2015). This article will explore the condition, the social context of archaeological cases, and review a new discovery of congenital aural atresia in an Ychsma group burial at Pachacamac, Peru.…”

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Unilateral Congenital Aural Atresia from an Ychsma Group Burial at the Site of Pachacamac, Peruvian Central Coast

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Davies-Barrett

2022

J. bioanthropol. (Online)

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Congenital malformations of the human skeleton are a major area of palaeopathological and bioarchaeological interest, although our understanding of such conditions in the ancient world is hampered by their often extreme rarity, and inconsistent reporting in the field. A cranium from a group burial at the Peruvian site of Pachacamac was found to display almost complete absence of the right external auditory meatus, styloid process, vaginal process and tympanic plate of the right temporal bone. Following a differential diagnosis, it was determined that the skeletal pathology likely represents an instance of congenital aural atresia, a developmental anomaly resulting in the partial or complete aplasia of the external acoustic meatus. This condition is often associated with other congenital abnormalities and syndromes. However, as the postcranial remains of this individual could not be distinguished from other remains in the group burial, no further associated skeletal anomalies could be detected. This is the first instance of congenital aural atresia recovered from a defined funerary context in Peru, complementing other bioarchaeological reports of this rare congenital anomaly. The pathology of the condition is described, and compared with clinical and bioarchaeological data. The potential social implications concerning social attitudes of the Pachacamac population towards this individual are also considered, in reference to both historical and archaeological contexts.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 94%

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Unilateral Congenital Aural Atresia from an Ychsma Group Burial at the Site of Pachacamac, Peruvian Central Coast

Owens

Service²,

Davies-Barrett

2022

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“…Congenital condi tions may also help appraise aspects of daily life such as pain, disability, and treatment. For example, the presence of unilateral aural atresia in an adult female skeleton from the Greek colonial site of apollonia Pontica (fifth to third centuries BCE) is believed to have resulted in the loss of directional hearing and malformation of the external ear (Keenleyside 2011). …”

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confidence: 99%