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Leveraging IsoArcH for isotope paleopathology: The example of the dataset from the Jedlička collection (Central Europe, 19th century CE) [PDF]

Data in Brief, 2023
The article introduces the enhancements made to the IsoArcH database for isotope paleopathology. This includes the addition of new metadata fields, which allow for describing abnormal anatomical or physiological conditions in humans and animals at either
Kévin Salesse, Sylva Drtikolová Kaupová, Arwa Kharobi, Antony Colombo, Jaroslav Brůžek, Vítězslav Kuželka, Petr Velemínský   +6 more
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Paleopathology Meets Public Health: Deep-Time Syndemics and the Ecology of Emerging Infections [PDF]

Pathogens
Why do pandemics keep emerging despite decades of surveillance and response? Paleopathology, the study of disease traces in ancient remains, has been revolutionized by ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis and next-generation sequencing (NGS).
Hisham F. Bahmad, Ghassan Ghssein, Marwan Bahmad, Tarec K. Elajami, Irman Forghani, Claudio Tuda, Roberto Ruiz-Cordero   +6 more
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Today’s rheumatological paleopathology

Reumatismo, 2003
Al lettore più attento non sarà certo sfuggito come negli ultimi tempi Reumatismo abbia dato spazio ad alcuni contributi su temi di Paleopatologia (1), fra i quali, ad esempio, una rassegna sistematica sulle più sofisticate metodiche di cui si avvale ...
P. Marson, M. Rippa Bonati
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Innovations in MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry: Bridging modern diagnostics and historical insights [PDF]

Open Life Sciences
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a robust analytical technology that has become integral to biomolecular research.
Andreadi Anna, Tsivelekidou Evgenia, Dermitzakis Iasonas, Theotokis Paschalis, Gargani Sofia, Meditskou Soultana, Manthou Maria Eleni   +6 more
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Lepromatous leprosy in Bronze Age Oman: micro-CT provides tools for paleopathology in fragmentary and commingled assemblages [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Paleoradiology uses CT scanning, digital radiography, and 3D imaging to non-invasively characterize the lives and the experience of health and disease for past people.
Gwen Robbins Schug, Sangeeta Mahajan, Savannah Carter, Alexandra Leach, Kimberly D. Williams, Khaled A. Douglas, Khaled A. Douglas, Nasser S. Al-Jahwari   +7 more
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Book review: Anne L. Grauer (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology [PDF]

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2023
This edited volume by Grauer and colleagues marks an update on the state of paleopathology as a field of study. The intent of this handbook is not to assist in the identification of pathological conditions and differential diagnoses, a focus already well
Robert J. Stark
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Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy

Heritage, 2023
We discuss the probable presence of tuberculosis in non-adults of a medieval rural community in northern Italy with a biocultural perspective. Before birth, mother and child have a closely interconnected relationship, as suggested by the role of ...
Omar Larentis, Caterina Pangrazzi, Enrica Tonina   +2 more
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Infantile scurvy as a consequence of agricultural intensification in the 1st millennium BCE Etruria Campana

Scientific Reports, 2023
The 1st millennium BCE in Italy was a time of agricultural intensification of staple cereal production which shaped sociocultural, political, and economic spheres of pre-Roman groups.
Rachele Simonit, Ségolène Maudet, Valentina Giuffra, Giulia Riccomi   +3 more
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Tourism in the Time of Coronavirus. Fruition of the “Minor Heritage” through the Development of Bioarchaeological Sites—A Proposal

Heritage, 2021
The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are and will continue to be devastating for the tourism sector, especially for the cultural one. It is necessary to reflect on the new strategies to be adopted to deal with the heavy losses that the world of ...
Marta Licata, Omar Larentis, Chiara Tesi, Roberta Fusco, Rosagemma Ciliberti   +4 more
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Editorial: Ancient diseases and medical care: Paleopathological insights [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Sahar Saleem, Raffaella Bianucci, Raffaella Bianucci, Raffaella Bianucci, Francesco M. Galassi, Andreas G. Nerlich   +5 more
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