Occipitalization of the Atlas in Archaeological Material from the 16th-19th Century

Abstract

During the anthropological analysis of skeletal material dated in the 16th-19th century from St Katarina monastery in Split, a female skull with occipitalization of atlas has been found. Anterior part of atlas and foramen magnum were fused, with numerous perforations on auricular surface of atlas. As the age at death was estimated at more than 70 years, it is most likely that this woman had progressive course of illness. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.