ABSTRACT:

Occurrence of variation of the Inca bones was observed in majority of human populations around the world. India has more Inca bones than do neighboring countries. Various geographical and ethnological patterns of frequency variation of the Inca bones were already found. Present study was done on 148 human skulls for the presence or absence of the Inca bones. We classified these bones as class I to class V. They were analyzed for gross incidence and number of fragments of bone. Gross incidence of the Inca bones was found to be 4.054%. The present study besides reporting the variation in the Inca bones also highlights possible genetic and evolutionary mechanism behind its presentation. These are important findings and the knowledge of the Inca bones is of importance to the neuroanatomists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, anthropologist and morphologists

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