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Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature [PDF]
Am J Biol Anthropol, 2022 Abstract Objectives Missing data are a frequent and unavoidable challenge in bioarchaeological research, yet researchers seldom make explicit statements about the bias and inferential limitations that missing data introduce into their studies. There are no guidelines for best practices for the treatment or reporting of missing data.
Wissler A, Blevins K, Buikstra J.
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First Paleogenetic Evidence of Probable Syphilis and Treponematoses Cases in the Brazilian Colonial Period. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2018 Despite interest in the origins of syphilis, paleopathological analysis has not provided answers, and paleogenetic diagnosis remains a challenge. Even venereal syphilis has low infectivity which means there are few circulating bacteria for most of the individual’s life.
Guedes L +5 more
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Palaeopathological survey of a population of Mapusaurus (Theropoda: Carcharodontosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation, Argentina. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Paleoepidemiology (the study of disease and trauma in prehistoric populations) provides insight into the distribution of disease and can have implications for interpreting behavior in extinct organisms.
Phil R Bell, Rodolfo A Coria
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Paleopathology of human tuberculosis and the potential role of climate. [PDF]
Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis, 2009 Both origin and evolution of tuberculosis and its pathogens (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex) are not fully understood. The paleopathological investigation of human remains offers a unique insight into the molecular evolution and spread including correlative data of the environment. The molecular analysis of material from Egypt (3000–500 BC), Sudan (
Nerlich AG, Lösch S.
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Assessing the association of skeletal indicators of stress with mean age‐at‐death in sub‐adults
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 182, Issue 3, Page 440-451, November 2023., 2023 A graphic representation of the factors associated with developing skeletal indcators with reference to prevalance of indicators in the medieval Gaelic population of Ballyhanna. Abstract Objectives The present study investigated the association of skeletal indicator of stress presence with mean age‐at‐death as a means of understanding whether commonly ...
Bronwyn Wyatt +3 more
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 182, Issue 3, Page 452-466, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Objectives This study explores the paleoepidemiology of the Black Death (1348–52 AD) mass graves from Hereford, England, via osteological analysis. Hereford plague mortality is evaluated in the local context of the medieval city and examined alongside other Black Death burials.
Emilia R. Franklin +2 more
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Survivorship and the second epidemiological transition in industrial‐era London
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 181, Issue 4, Page 646-652, August 2023., 2023 Survivorship curves with 95% confidence intervals for pre‐industrial versus industrial London. Abstract Objectives The second epidemiological transition describes a shift in predominant causes of death from infectious to degenerative (non‐communicable) diseases associated with the demographic transition from high to low levels of mortality and ...
Samantha L. Yaussy +2 more
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 215-228, January/February 2022., 2022 Abstract A wide number of factors can affect the structure of the bones in the foot. In bioarchaeology, few studies about foot anomalies include population comparisons and changes across time. We aimed to identify normal and pathological variability that affected the foot in the recent history of West Mediterranean populations. Thus, we analyzed change
Eduardo Saldías +6 more
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 267-275, January/February 2022., 2022 Abstract Blessed Egidio was a revered Catholic friar who lived in Basilicata (southern Italy) between the 15th and 16th centuries A.D. His natural mummy is preserved in the Mother Church of Laurenzana, the village where he lived. During the recent restoration and conservation of the relic, palaeopathological analysis was carried out.
Ruggero D'Anastasio +3 more
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Paleoparasitology: the origin of human parasites
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2013 Parasitism is composed by three subsystems: the parasite, the host, and the environment. There are no organisms that cannot be parasitized. The relationship between a parasite and its host species most of the time do not result in damage or disease to ...
Adauto Araujo +4 more
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