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‘Atiqot 54 (2006)
ISBN 2948-040X
Anthropological Analysis of the Human Skeletal Remains from Nahalat Ahim, Jerusalem
(pp. 121–124)
Joe Zias
Keywords: osteoarchaeology, anthropology, paleopathology, demography
The remains of 51 individuals were recovered from a Byzantine-period tomb at Nahalat Ahim: 47% were adults, 40% were sub-adults and 4% were between 6–12 months; no neonates were identified. There was no discernible demographic pattern regarding age, sex or place of burial within the tomb. Two benign bone tumors were found in two different individuals; both types are previously unreported in excavations in Israel.