El Templo de Millones de Años de Thutmosis III en Luxor: estudio paleopatológico preliminar y nuevas perspectivas

Abstract

The excavation work at the site of the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmosis III (West Thebes) has revealed a large amount of human remains (skeletons and mummies) uncovered from two main locations: tombs placed within or next to the enclosure walls of the temple dated from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period and graves from a necropolis of the First Intermediate Period – 11th Dynasty close to the north-eastern enclosure wall. The aim of this anthropological and paleopathological study is to compare a population over time: the individuals of the Late Period to those of the Middle Kingdom. A total of 191 individuals have been studied (2016-2017):..154 from the tombs placed inside the wall of the temple and 37 from the tombs close to north-eastern wall. Preliminary conclusions showed a higher percentage of skeletal stress markers in the individuals from the First Intermediate Period – 11th Dynasty, compared with those from the Late Period.