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  • - Qafzeh 9 is a nearly complete skeleton significant for studying the population from its namesake archaeological site, but initial assessments of its biological profile were limited by outdated methods and post-mortem damage.
  • - Recent techniques and paleoimaging were used to reassess Qafzeh 9’s biological profile, considering the skeleton's damage.
  • - The findings suggest that Qafzeh 9 was young at death and likely male, indicating he did not achieve full dental and bone maturity before his demise.

Article Abstract

Qafzeh 9 is an almost complete skeleton commonly employed as representative of the population of the eponymous site. However, its biological profile is still largely based on the age at death and sex estimation methods in use at the time of its discovery. Moreover, post-mortem damage to the skeleton has made difficult the observation of some morphoscopic features, particularly pelvic ones currently used in sex estimation. Here, we apply recent methods and paleoimaging to re-evaluate the biological profile of Qafzeh 9, taking into account post-mortem damage. The results suggest a young age at death, indicating that Qafzeh 9 died before reaching complete dental and bone maturity; they also support a male sex assignment.

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