Arriaza B T, Merbs C F, Rothschild B M
Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 89154-5012.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1993 Nov;92(3):243-8. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330920302.
The paleopathological study of human osteological remains from the site of Semna South, of northern Sudan, revealed that about thirteen percent of this ancient Nubian population had diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). As in modern cases, males were more affected than females. Two thousand years ago, ancient Nubian males had the same spinal problems elderly men have today.
