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Assessment of traumatic leptomeningeal cyst in forensic anthropology – A case report
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2016 Paleopathology is a very extensive subject. Sometimes some pathological changes of bones may mimic trauma. This paper demonstrates a rare complication of cranial fractures which may be mistaken with gunshot injury in skeletonized remains.
Pavel Timonov +5 more
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Syphilis in Maria Salviati (1499–1543), Wife of Giovanni de’ Medici of the Black Bands
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Researchers from the Division of Paleopathology of Pisa University (Pisa, Italy) exhumed the well-preserved skeleton of Maria Salviati (1499–1543), wife of Giovanni de’ Medici, named “Giovanni of the Black Bands,” in Florence in 2012.
Antonio Fornaciari +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 Syphilis is one of the most exciting diseases explored in paleopathology and, therefore, tracing back its origin and development has provided a prolific debate.
Francisca Alves-Cardoso +6 more
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Paleopathology of Human Tuberculosis and the Potential Role of Climate
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 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 ...
Andreas G. Nerlich, Sandra Lösch
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Ancient Asia, 2018 Archaeoparasitology is a study to acquire data concerning the parasite infection of ancient people through the examination of the specimens obtained in the excavation sites. Although this research has achieved many successes worldwide, there has been few
Dong Hoon Shin +10 more
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Religions, 2018 Our archaeological and anthropological investigations carried out inside the Crypt of the Franciscan Monastery in Azzio (Varese, Northern Italy) allowed us to discover a singular funerary practice of Franciscan friars.
Marta Licata +3 more
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Paleopathology of soft tissues: what mummies can reveal
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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Pathological phalanges in a camarasaurid sauropod dinosaur and implications on behaviour [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2016 Several types of pathological bony overgrowth are known from various dinosaur taxa but, except for stress fractures, are rarely reported from appendicular elements.
Emanuel Tschopp +3 more
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Rib fractures in the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection
Antropologia Portuguesa, 2022 There is a high prevalence of rib fractures in human remains from archeological contexts, but these are seldom the focus in paleopathological studies pertaining skeletal trauma. This study aims to document rib fracture patterns in the Coimbra Identified
Francisco Curate, Eugénia Cunha
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