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An RDFBones implementation of the data collection routines developed for the Phaleron Bioarchaeological Project.
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'Diffuse Bony Response':Clarification of categories #35

Closed cuboideum closed 2 years ago

cuboideum commented 3 years ago

The version of 23 September of the palaeopathology scoring key defines the data item 'Diffuse Bony Response' on page 6. This item depends on data item 'Type of Bony Response' as it only applies if 'Diffuse' was selected there.

The category denominated with the numerical code 0 is called 'Absent'. As with 'Focal Bony Response' (cf. issue #34) it is unclear whether this refers to the absence of a diffuse bony response or to the absence of cortical thinning scored in categories 1 and 2.

The category denominated with the numerical code 9 is called 'Unobservable'. I assume that this is the case with bones that are not sections for sample taking (cf. Standards for data collection in human skeletal remains, p.118). Is this correct?

@JEB13, @eprevedo, @HannahLiedl, @JessHotaling and @hayesleigh, please comment.

HannahLiedl commented 3 years ago

As with issue #34 "absent" would mean absence of diffuse lesion (but this doesn't say anything about presence of focal lesion). Unobservable is used when you cannot assess the cortical bone properly (e.g., complete bone).

JEB13 commented 2 years ago

Yes, "absent" is absence of diffuse lesion. "9" means cannot observe.

cuboideum commented 2 years ago

Fixed in commit RDFBones/Phaleron-Pathologies@46cdf8661327e01750720922e653340898c73bb0.