Trends in mortality from pulmonary tuberculosis before and after antibiotics in the Portuguese sanatorium Carlos Vasconcelos Porto (1918-1991): archival evidence and its paleopathological relevance [PDF]
The comparative study of patients’ profiles and outcomes from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), before and after the discovery of antibiotic therapy, using sanatoria archives is an unexplored approach in paleopathology.
Matos, Vítor M. J., Santos, Ana Luísa
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The long and intimate association between humans and parasites through time
While the interaction between humans and their parasites is well studied today, taking a long view of infection throughout human evolution helps to place the current picture in context and identify trends in infection over time.
Piers D. Mitchell
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The district of Realejo in Granada, Spain, was a renown centre for the production of fine silk cloth from the medieval period onwards. During the excavation of a building on the south side of the square of Campo del Principe, two cesspits were identified
Ramón López-Gijón +7 more
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The paper attempts to analyze the incidences of ear exostoses revealed in the skeletal remains of the Middle Bronze Age population of the Lower Volga region. In total, we have revealed 4 incidences of bone (skeletal) formations in the ear canal.
Pererva E.V., Dyachenko A.N.
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Paleopatología dental de siete cabezas egipcias momificadas del Museo de Antropología Forense de la Univ. Complutense de Madrid [PDF]
X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología.
García Fernández-Hijicos, S. +4 more
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Towards a protocol for research in bioarchaeology: results, developments, and discussion from the first national workshop on bioarchaeology and paleopathology [PDF]
La heterogeneidad de problemáticas aplicadas a los estudios bioarqueológicos y paleopatológicos requiere debates acerca de la calidad y la relevancia de la información obtenida.
Aranda, Claudia Marcela +2 more
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Múltiplas fraturas presentes num esqueleto de uma mulher idosa proveniente do cemitério dos Remédios, Évora [PDF]
As lesões traumáticas encontram-se entre as condições mais observadas nos restos esqueléticos, podendo afetar o esqueleto de várias formas, sendo as fraturas as mais comuns. As lesões traumáticas podem ser intencionais ou acidentais.
Fernandes, Teresa +2 more
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A case of syphilis with high bone arsenic concentration from early modern cemetery (Wroclaw, Poland)
Venereal syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum – Gram-negative, slowly growing bacteria. The spread of the disease in the Old World was due to increased birth rate, urban population growth, migration and lack of ...
Dabrowski Pawel +11 more
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The Population of Kostroma in XVI–XVIII Centuries (anthropological research)
This paper presents the results of human remains study from the necropolis on Tekstilschiki street (Kostroma city, Russia), dated back to XVI–XVIII centuries.
Vasilyev Sergey V. +2 more
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Morphological Characteristics of the Pre-Columbian Dentition I. Shovel-Shaped Incisors, Carabelli\u27s Cusp, and Protostylid [PDF]
This Peruvian-American cooperative study of paleopathology of the pre-Columbian Peruvian cultures of Southern Peru began in 1971. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the medical and dental health status of these cultures which date from 600 BC to ...
Allison, Marvin J. +3 more
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