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“Pre-columbian moulages”. Huacos, mummies and photographs in the controversy over precolumbian diseases, 1894-1910 [PDF]

, 2015
By the late nineteenth century an international controversy arose referred to the probable existence of certain diseases such as leprosy, syphilis and lupus in pre-Columbian America.
Farro, Máximo Ezequiel, Podgorny, Irina
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Evaluation of HSYA and Carthamin Accumulation in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Induced by Chemical Mutagens (EMS and SA) in M1 and M2 Generations

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Historically cultivated for medicinal and dyeing purposes, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) saw a shift towards widespread oilseed production after the 1920s due to the growing importance of oils. However, there is a renewed interest in its medicinal and dyeing properties today.
Tansu Uskutoglu, Nurullah Kartaloglu, Belgin Cosge Senkal   +2 more
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Diptera Brachycera found inside the esophagus of a mummified adult male from the early XIX century, Lisbon, Portugal

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008
Fly puparia and adult fragments of diptera muscid were found inside the esophagus of a mummified body from the early XIX century, buried inside the crypt of the Sacrament Church (Lisbon, Portugal).
Márcia Souto Couri, Sheila Maria Ferraz Mendonça de Souza, André Mallemont Cunha, João Pinheiro, Eugénia Cunha   +4 more
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Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Medicine in Ancient – Egypt

Health Promotion & Physical Activity, 2019
The history of ancient Egypt covers three millennia before the birth of the Christ. Information about medicine in that country, mainly found in papyrus, prove the occurrence of diseases known today and magic-rational therapy used by Egyptian physicians -
Jerzy Supady
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Stable Isotope Analysis (δ13C and δ15N) of Baleen Plates Reveals Feeding Patterns in Stranded Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Along the Brazilian Coast

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from breeding stock A migrate annually between Antarctic feeding grounds (~65° S) and Brazilian breeding areas (~17° S). Traditionally considered to fast during migration, recent feeding observations and increased strandings along southeastern Brazil (~23° S) raise questions about possible shifts in ...
Daniel Fonseca Zappa, Kalil Salloum, Nandhara Alexandrini Martins, Carla Bantel, Andrea Maranho, Carla Beatriz Barbosa, Francisco William da Cruz Júnior, Adriana Barioni, Gislene Torrente‐Vilara   +8 more
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Preliminary archaeoentomological analyses of permafrost-preserved cultural layers from the pre-contact Yup’ik Eskimo site of Nunalleq, Alaska : implications, potential and methodological considerations [PDF]

, 2015
Acknowledgements Site excavation and samples collection were conducted by archaeologists from the University of Aberdeen, with the help of archaeologists and student excavators from the University of Aberdeen University of Alaska Fairbanks and Bryn Mawr ...
Arnett R. H., Arnett R. H., Bain A. L., Barker J. H., Birks H. J. B., Borror D. J., Bousquet Y., Bresciani J., Bresciani J., Buckland P. C., Buckland P. C., Buckland P. C., Böcher J., Cappers R. T. J., Coope G. R., Elias S. A., Fienup-Riordan A., Fienup-Riordan A., Forbes V., Forbes V., Frink L., Haarløv N., Hall A. R., Hansen J. P. H., Hartman C. W., Hastorf C. A., Hoffecker J. F., Kate Britton, Kenward H. K., Kenward H. K., Kenward H. K., Kenward H. K., Kenward H. K., Kenward H. K., Koch K., Larsson S. G., Lutz B. J., Oswalt W. H., Pearsall D. M., Peterson A., Phipps J., Price M. A., Rick Knecht, Sadler J. P., Sadler J. P., Shaw R. D., Séguy E., Vanstone J. W., Véronique Forbes   +48 more
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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1073-1090, June 2026.
ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott, Julia A. Gamble, Caleb Marshall Brown, Kirstin S. Brink   +3 more
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Identification and Quantification of Volatile Organic Compounds and Bioaerosols in the Conservation Processes of Guanche Mummies

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 561-572, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Guanche mummies, ancient inhabitants of the Canary Islands, represent a significant part of the historical heritage preserved at the Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) in Tenerife, Spain. These mummies, subjected to artificial conservation practices, are of great interest to conservators seeking to understand their mummification ...
Benigno Sánchez, Maria Cristina Canela, Maria Garcia Morales, Juan Gilaranz, Murilo de Oliveira Souza, Ruth Mª. Rufino García   +5 more
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“Guanchinescan Antiquities”. Commerce and collecting of archeological remains from the Canary Islands

Culture & History Digital Journal, 2016
The aim of this paper is a long-term examination of the history of the collecting of material culture and bio-anthropological remains from the Canary Islands ancient settlers since the 18th century onward.
Carmen Ortiz García
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