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A Case Report of a Supernumerary Thoracic Vertebra Found in Human Remains from a Lime-Mortar Burial of the Joseon Dynasty

  • Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
  • Abbr : Anat Biol Anthropol
  • 2025, 38(4), pp.335~340
  • DOI : 10.11637/aba.2025.38.4.335
  • Publisher : 대한체질인류학회
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Anatomy
  • Received : August 25, 2025
  • Accepted : November 24, 2025
  • Published : December 31, 2025

lee seong mi 1 김주원 2 KIM JAEHYUN 2 김형철 1

1국립가야문화유산연구소
2동아대학교

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ABSTRACT

In a male skeleton in his forties excavated from a Joseon-period lime-mortar burial, a 13th thoracic vertebra and an additional pair of 13th ribs were identified. This case was determined to be a supernumerary thoracic vertebra clearly distinguishable from transitional anomalies such as lumbarization or sacralization. It represents the first reported case from archaeological human remains in Korea and provides baseline data for understanding vertebral variation in the Korean population.

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