DIANE M. MITTLER and SUSAN GUISE SHERIDAN, Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Demographic analysis of enamel hypoplasia and cribra orbitalia in a Medieval population from ancient Nubia revealed a strong association between both conditions and probability of dying among subadults.  Analysis of lesion frequencies among individuals, however, demonstrated an inverse relationship.   Individuals with cribra orbitalia had significantly fewer hypoplasias than those without the disorder.  This apparent paradox is resolved however when the different age structures of the dental and cranial samples are considered.  Taken together, the present data support the contention that the conditions underlying both cribra orbitalia and enamel hypoplasia contributes to subadult mortality in ancient Nubia.