Leprosy in skulls from the Paris Catacombs
Annals of Human Biology, 2020 Background: The Paris Catacombs contain the remains of approximately 6 million people dating back to the 15th century, when leprosy was endemic in France.
Patrícia D. Deps +3 more
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Tuberculosis in Dr Granville's mummy: a molecular re-examination of the earliest known Egyptian mummy to be scientifically examined and given a medical diagnosis [PDF]
, 2010 ‘Dr Granville's mummy’ was described to the Royal Society of London in 1825 and was the first ancient Egyptian mummy to be subjected to a scientific autopsy.
Abu Al-Soud W. +15 more
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Confirmation of the presence of Mycobacterium-tuberculosis complex-specific DNA in three archaeological specimens [PDF]
, 2002 This journal published the first reported identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTE) DNA in ancient human remains but CONCERNS were raised about the article two years after publication.
Donoghue, HD +4 more
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Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris, 2006 In order to evaluate the level of periosteal reaction on an isolated bone, an affected individual or an ancient population, we propose a new quantification method, taking into account simultaneously (i) the degree of periosteal reaction (Periosteal ...
Micheline Lé +3 more
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Human tuberculosis - an ancient disease, as elucidated by ancient microbial biomolecules [PDF]
, 2009 Tuberculosis is a major cause of death but infected people with effective immunity may remain healthy for years, suggesting long-term coexistence of host and pathogen.
Donoghue, HD
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Anthropological Review, 2023 In this article a case of spina bifida sacralis occulta (SBSO) from the Pozzanghera necropolis of the ancient Greek colony of Leontinoi (Sicily) and archaeologically dated to the 6th–4th century BC is morphologically analysed and discussed.
Sebastiano Melintenda +6 more
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Das Skelett und die Geschichte(n) von Menschen : Methoden und Vorgehensweisen in der Anthropologie [PDF]
, 2003 Von der frühesten Kindheit an hören Menschen gerne Geschichten, am liebsten über sich selbst und ihresgleichen. Über Jahrtausende schon tradieren sich Märchen über Menschen und Sagengestalten, die einmal gelebt haben oder vielleicht auch nicht ...
Kreutz, Kerstin
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New skeletal tuberculosis cases in past populations from Western Hungary (Transdanubia) [PDF]
, 2011 The distribution, antiquity and epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) have previously been studied in osteoarchaeological material in the eastern part of Hungary, mainly on the Great Plain. The purpose of this study is to map the occurrence of skeletal TB in
Bernert, Z +9 more
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Osteological and Biomolecular Evidence of a 7000-Year Old Case of Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteopathy Secondary to Tuberculosis from Neolithic Hungary [PDF]
, 2013 Seventy-one individuals from the late Neolithic population of the 7000-year-old site of Hódmezővásárhely-Gorzsa were examined for their skeletal palaeopathology.
Besra, Gurdyal S. +8 more
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Anthropological Review, 2016 This paper considers the discipline of palaeopathology, how it has developed, how it is studied, and what limitations present challenges to analysis.
Roberts Charlotte Ann
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