@article{fdi:010049584, title = {{L}ike {I} need a hole in the head : supernumerary external auditory meatus in a {C}arthaginian cranium}, author = {{L}ukaszek, {D}. {A}. and {I}rish, {J}. {D}. and {B}alzeau, {A}. and {F}roment, {A}lain}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}ranial anomalies vary in degree of expression. {A}lthough some are nominal i.e. slight in expression, other anomalies are quite striking in appearance. {S}uch is the case in a cranium recovered from the archaeological site of {C}arthage in {T}unisia. {B}ased on observations during ongoing research by the second author, this specimen was seen to exhibit a twinned right external auditory meatus. {P}ossible explanations for the presence of this anomaly are explored. {T}rauma and perhaps disease can likely be excluded; congenital or epigenetic variation is more of a probable cause.}, keywords = {cranial anomalies ; external auditory meatus ; lesions ; epigenetics ; pathology ; {TUNISIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {O}steoarchaeology}, volume = {20}, numero = {3}, pages = {344--350}, ISSN = {1047-482{X}}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1002/oa.1030}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049584}, }