Outputs (5)

The Human Population: Health and Disease (2006)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Cox, M. (2006). The Human Population: Health and Disease. In M. Todd (Ed.), A companion to Roman Britain (242-272). Blackwell

Today, as always, our physical and mental health is probably the factor that concerns us most and affects how we conduct our lives. Even when we are well, we can never anticipate illness and know that our illness can be treated quickly and effectivel... Read More about The Human Population: Health and Disease.

A view from afar. Bioarchaeology in Britain (2006)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2006). A view from afar. Bioarchaeology in Britain. In J. Buikstra, & L. Beck (Eds.), Bioarchaeology : the contextual analysis of human remains (417-439). Academic Press

Fractures in late Medieval skeletal populations from Serbia (2006)
Journal Article
Djuric, M., Roberts, C., Rakocevic, Z., Djonic, D., & Lesic, A. (2006). Fractures in late Medieval skeletal populations from Serbia. American journal of physical anthropology, 130(2), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20270

Bone fractures were analyzed from skeletal remains of 861 adult individuals from six cemeteries dating to the Late Medieval period in Serbia. Results of the study were compared to other cemetery populations (635 individual skeletons) of the same date... Read More about Fractures in late Medieval skeletal populations from Serbia.

Anatomy of a serial killer: differential diagnosis of tuberculosis based on rib lesions of adult individuals from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection,Portugal (2006)
Journal Article
Santos, A., & Roberts, C. (2006). Anatomy of a serial killer: differential diagnosis of tuberculosis based on rib lesions of adult individuals from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection,Portugal. American journal of physical anthropology, 130(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20160

The role of new bone formation on visceral surfaces of ribs in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in past human populations has been explored by many researchers, using both skeletal remains with known causes of death and archaeological samples. This... Read More about Anatomy of a serial killer: differential diagnosis of tuberculosis based on rib lesions of adult individuals from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection,Portugal.

Histological identification of syphilis in pre-Columbian England (2006)
Journal Article
Von Hunnius, T., Roberts, C., Saunders, S., & Boylston, A. (2006). Histological identification of syphilis in pre-Columbian England. American journal of physical anthropology, 129(4), 559-566. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20335

Microscopic analyses served to complement the macroscopic identification of venereal syphilis in two of four pre-Columbian skeletons from the site Hull Magistrates Court in England. Diagnosis was based on parameters presented by Schultz ([[1994]] Ori... Read More about Histological identification of syphilis in pre-Columbian England.