Radiography at Copán

Goal 2: To Survey All Remains for Evidence of Pathology Not Visible Externally

The most notable structures that were not visible externally are radiodense lines visible at the proximal aspect of both humeri from Yax K’uk Mo’ (Figure 4). These can also be visualized as dense linear structures visible through the broken proximal end of the right humerus. While Dr. Braunstein was not familiar with such structures, he interprets them as developmental rather than pathological. We will continue to seek comparative examples of these unusual phenomena.

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