Histology of pulmonary tuberculosis in a 19th-century mummy from Comiso (Sicily, Italy)
The aim of this study is to investigate potential evidence of tuberculosis in mummified remains.
Metabolic bone disease in an extinct neotropical primate
This work evaluates the potential presence of bone disease in an extinct primate from late Pleistocene of Brazil.
Characteristics of dental malocclusion in a 18th/19th century population from Radom (Poland)
The aim of the study was to assess the diachronicity of factors that produce malocclusion from the 18th century to the present.
Rickets, resorption and revolution: An investigation into the relationship between vitamin D deficiency in childhood and osteoporosis in adulthood in an 18th-19th century population
This study employs a Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) approach to assess the effect of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in childhood on the risk of osteoporosis in adulthood in an archaeological sample of skeletons dating from the 18th to 19th centuries.
Expanding the diagnostic scope of paleopathology: Identification of Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) using a One Paleopathology approach
This project is an application of the One Paleopathology approach to the study of Q fever (C. burnetii infection), a disease which is underdiagnosed and largely unknown in paleopathology.
Testing the Digital Atlas of Ancient Rare Diseases (DAARD) using a new case of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease from Early Byzantine (500-700 CE) Olympia, Greece
The first case of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) in Greece is presented. LCPD, a rare disease, is discussed using the Digital Atlas of Ancient Rare Diseases (DAARD), which tests the benefits of the database for diagnosing and contextualizing the new case with 42 archaeological cases of LCPD recorded in the DAARD.
Supplement to the International Journal of Paleopathology. Abstracts for contributions presented at the Paleopathology Association meetings in 2023
A severe case of bilateral humerus varus deformity from the Middle Bronze age necropolis of Olmo di Nogara, Northeast Italy. The contribution of biomechanical analysis to paleopathological study
To gain insights on possible impairment of a Middle Bronze Age individual with bilateral humerus varus buried with a sword in Northeastern Italy.
Cranial fluctuating asymmetry and its relationship with non-specific physiological stress indicators in a contemporary South African cadaveric skeletal sample
Biological anthropologists frequently explore skeletal asymmetry, together with population health and disease. Given the conflicting findings in existing literature, this study aimed to clarify whether an association exists in a South African sample.
Skeletal indicators of pathology in the context of early tooth loss in children: A systematic literature review
To provide an evidence-based resource for paleopathologists to consider multiple skeletal indicators of pathology associated with early tooth loss in children to aid in diagnosis.
Schmorl's nodes in a historic adult skeletal sample (19th to 20th centuries): An analysis of age, sex and occupation
This study explores the interplay between age-at-death, sex and occupation and the presence, location and severity of Schmorl's nodes.
Which types of bony changes in the maxillary sinus indicate chronic sinusitis?
To determine which types of bone lesion (spicules, lobules, porous bone) in the maxillary sinus indicate sinusitis METHODS: Subadjacent dental disease is a cause of maxillary sinusitis; if a lesion type indicates sinusitis it should be more common above diseased posterior maxillary teeth than a lesion type that is not indicative of sinusitis. The study sample is a British Mediaeval human skeletal collection.
A calvarial osteolytic lesion of probable vascular origin in a Maya juvenile from the Classic Period ( 250-900 CE)
This case study evaluates a focal osteolytic lesion in the right sulcus sinus transversi of an isolated os occipitale.
A probable case of hypophosphatasia in St Bride's Lower Churchyard (1770-1849, London, UK)
The objective of this study was to analyse an individual whose remains are characterised by early deciduous tooth loss and multi-focal lesions on the post-cranial skeleton.
Heterogeneity in experiences of vitamin D deficiency in an early to mid-19th century population from Montreal, Quebec
To use the prevalence of prenatal/infancy interglobular dentine (IGD) as a proxy for suboptimal vitamin D status and explore its link to mortality, biological sex, cultural behaviours and environmental factors during the end of the pre-industrial/ beginning of the industrial period.
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis: A comparison of osteological and CT methods of diagnosis
To assess the differences between endoscopic and radiological methods of analysis for diagnosing chronic maxillary sinusitis (CMS) in archaeological skeletal remains.
Two cases of smallpox from 1540 CE circum-contact (early colonial) Northern Coastal Peru
This project seeks to create a differential diagnosis for lesions found on the skeletal remains of two children as a means to explore the presence of viral disease in 16th- century Peru.
Protozoan parasites of birds from the Tremembé formation (Oligocene of the Taubaté Basin), São Paulo, Brazil
To analyze the presence of protozoan parasites in bird coprolites from the Tremembé Formation (Oligocene of the Taubaté Basin).
Temporal pattern of dental caries at the western flank of the Central Plateau of Iran, c. 2700 BCE - 1600 CE
To analyze the overall frequency and inter-tooth patterns of caries in three populations from ancient cemeteries located along the western border of the Central Iranian Plateau as a means to explore whether the populations of Iran had greater access to fermentable sugars after the establishment of the great empires.
Corrigendum to "Disability and care in Western Europe during Medieval times: A bioarchaeological perspective" [Int. J. Paleopathol. 44 (2024) 119-125]
A macroscopic assessment of porosity and new bone formation on the inferior pars basilaris: Normal growth or an indicator of scurvy?
This research aims to determine the aetiology of porosity and subperiosteal new bone formation on the inferior surface of the pars basilaris.