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Yes, they did have a reason: "Another unusual feature of the skull was noted by the radiologist and confirmed by the doctors. The area on the base of the skull
by markoman 8y ago
Yes, they did have a reason: "Another unusual feature of the skull was noted by the radiologist and confirmed by the doctors. The area on the base of the skull where the pituitary gland is located was substantially larger than normal." [0]
Its also noted in that article that he was born with some type of anomaly, or 'debility' and that caused him to be baptized in the home, which would be unusual for Catholic families in Poland.
Interestingly, this article on poles.org was written long ago in 2008 and leaked the detail (about this CAH theory) about Gen. Pulaski possibly being a girl. This was supposed to be a secret by the Smithsonian-funded group performing the forensic anthropology analysis and only released now.
[0] http://www.poles.org/L_Kaz/E_Kaz.html http://www.poles.org/L_Kaz/E_Kaz.html
- JetSpiegel 8y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/06/casimir-pulaski-polish-general-woman-intersex https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/06/casimir-pula... This article claims scientists analysed the bones a while back and suspected they belonged to a female, but the DNA evidence was iffy. This was a new study that build on the old hypothesis.