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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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 +6 more
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Paleopathology Meets Public Health: Deep-Time Syndemics and the Ecology of Emerging Infections [PDF]
PathogensWhy 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 +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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Paleopathology of soft tissues: what mummies can reveal [PDF]
Polish Journal of Pathology, 2019 Paleopathology is a science located in a crossroad between history, archaeology, anthropology, and medicine an can offer unique historical knowledge by using techniques of traditional pathology as well as other branches of Medicine, which is especially ...
Pedro L. Fernández +2 more
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Osteoporosis and paleopathology: a review. [PDF]
Journal of anthropological sciences = Rivista di antropologia : JASS, 2014 Osteoporosis is a complex and heterogeneous disorder, of multi-factor aetiology. It is the most frequent metabolic bone disorder, affecting an increasing number of post-menopausal women and aging individuals from both sexes. Although first recognized more than 250 years ago, the clinical and epidemiological knowledge about osteoporosis is largely ...
Curate, Francisco, Curate, Francisco
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A Paleopathological Find on a La Tène Horse Skeleton Discovered in Rescue Archaeological Diggings in the Area of the Olympic Pool, Alba Iulia (CX 143 Pit) [PDF]
AnimalsThe reconstruction of past life based on archaeozoology is a challenging domain that offers a range of valuable details concerning former human and animal populations.
Alexandru Gudea +5 more
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Ecology of Malaria Mortality: A Spatiotemporal Mapping Approach. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Objectives This study examines the spatiotemporal ecology of probable malaria mortality in 19th‐century southern Ontario to evaluate how settlement expansion, landscape transformation, and infrastructure development structured transmission risk in a temperate, settler‐colonial context.
Cooke A, Brickley MB.
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The Evolution of Diagnostic Techniques in the Paleopathology of Tuberculosis: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Pathog Immun, 2023 Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient chronic infectious disease that remains a global health concern. In human remains, the most common and characteristic clinical signs are the skeletal modifications involving the spine, such as in Pott’s disease. Diagnosing
Papa V +4 more
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Correction: Integrated multidisciplinary analysis of mobile digital radiographic acquisitions of the mummies of the Hermits from the Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona (Italy – 17th to 19th Century CE) [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineOmar Larentis +16 more
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