Contribución de la bioantropología a la reconstrucción de los procesos productivos prehistóricos. Exostosis en el canal auditivo en la población prehispánica de Gran Canaria

Javier Velasco Vázquez; Ernesto Martín Rodríguez; Emilio González Reimers; Matilde Arnay de la Rosa; Antonio Betancor Rodríguez

doi:10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i1.236

Contribution of bioanthropology to the reconstruction of prehistoric productive processes. The external auditory exostoses in the prehispanic population of Gran Canaria

Authors

Javier Velasco Vázquez Dpto. de Prehistoria y Arqueología. Universidad de Valladolid
Ernesto Martín Rodríguez Dpto. de Ciencias Históricas de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Emilio González Reimers Dpto. de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Universidad de La Laguna
Matilde Arnay de la Rosa Dpto. de Prehistoria, Antropología e Historia Antigua. Universidad de La Laguna. Facultad de Geografía e Historia
Antonio Betancor Rodríguez Museo Canario. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i1.236

Keywords:

Bioarchaeology, Prehistory, Gran Canaria, Auditory exostoses, Economy

Abstract

The aim of this paper is an approach to the role of bioanthropological studies in the reconstruction of the productive processes of past societies. This objective is obtained starting from the survey and valuation of the prevalence of bone exostoses in the auditory canal among the prehistoric inhabitants of Gran Canaria. The auditory exostose is a bone wound well documented through clinical and experimental studies, closely related to the exposure of the auditory canal to cold water. The estimation of this bone anomaly among the analysed population, leads to the definition of outstanding territorial variations in the economic strategies of these human groups.

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2001-06-30

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Velasco Vázquez, J., Martín Rodríguez, E., González Reimers, E., Arnay de la Rosa, M., & Betancor Rodríguez, A. (2001). Contribution of bioanthropology to the reconstruction of prehistoric productive processes. The external auditory exostoses in the prehispanic population of Gran Canaria. Trabajos De Prehistoria, 58(1), 109–125. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i1.236

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Vol. 58 No. 1 (2001)

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