Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence

Rubini, M.; Zaio, P.; Roberts, C.A.

doi:10.1016/j.jchb.2013.07.006

All Outputs (9)

Pathological conditions and anomalies in archaeological investigations. (2014)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2014). Pathological conditions and anomalies in archaeological investigations. In S. Blau, & D. Ubelaker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (5823-5829). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_145

The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This definition has not been amended since 1948 (http://www.who.int/suggestions/faq/... Read More about Pathological conditions and anomalies in archaeological investigations..

Human remains (2014)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2014). Human remains. In J. Balme, & A. Paterson (Eds.), Archaeology in practice. A student guide to archaeological analyses (300-335). (2nd ed.). Wiley

History of tuberculosis from the earliest times to the development of drugs. (2014)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Buikstra, J. (2014). History of tuberculosis from the earliest times to the development of drugs. In P. Davies, P. Barnes, & S. Gordon (Eds.), Clinical tuberculosis. (5th ed.). Hodder Arnold

Diet and dental caries in post-medieval London (2014)
Journal Article
Mant, M., & Roberts, C. (2015). Diet and dental caries in post-medieval London. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 19(1), 188-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-014-0286-x

This paper explores the dentition of individuals excavated from two post-medieval London cemeteries. Individuals from Chelsea Old Church, a middle-class group, and St. Bride’s lower churchyard, a working-class group, were selected and studied. The re... Read More about Diet and dental caries in post-medieval London.

Manchester, Keith. (2014)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2014). Manchester, Keith. In S. Blau, & D. Ubelaker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (4618-4621). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_164

Keith Manchester was born in Leicestershire, England, on the 21 June 1938. Attending King Edward VII Grammar School in Melton Mowbray from 1946 to 1956, he gained his “A” levels which allowed him entry to study medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital M... Read More about Manchester, Keith..

Calcified structures associated with human skeletal remains: Possible atherosclerosis affecting the population buried at Amara West, Sudan (1300–800 BC) (2014)
Journal Article
Binder, M., & Roberts, C. (2014). Calcified structures associated with human skeletal remains: Possible atherosclerosis affecting the population buried at Amara West, Sudan (1300–800 BC). International Journal of Paleopathology, 6, 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2014.03.003

Today, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Atherosclerosis, the thickening of the artery wall due to accumulating lipids, is one of the major causes. Generally assumed to be a disease of modern life-style related... Read More about Calcified structures associated with human skeletal remains: Possible atherosclerosis affecting the population buried at Amara West, Sudan (1300–800 BC).

Genotyping of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains reveals historic genetic diversity (2014)
Journal Article
Müller, R., Roberts, C., & Brown, T. (2014). Genotyping of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains reveals historic genetic diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1781), Article 20133236. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3236

The evolutionary history of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) has previously been studied by analysis of sequence diversity in extant strains, but not addressed by direct examination of strain genotypes in archaeological remains. Here, we... Read More about Genotyping of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains reveals historic genetic diversity.

On the Antiquity of Cancer: Evidence for Metastatic Carcinoma in a Young Man from Ancient Nubia (c. 1200BC) (2014)
Journal Article
Binder, M., Roberts, C., Spencer, N., Antoine, D., & Cartwright, C. (2014). On the Antiquity of Cancer: Evidence for Metastatic Carcinoma in a Young Man from Ancient Nubia (c. 1200BC). PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article 90924. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090924

Cancer, one of the world’s leading causes of death today, remains almost absent relative to other pathological conditions, in the archaeological record, giving rise to the conclusion that the disease is mainly a product of modern living and increased... Read More about On the Antiquity of Cancer: Evidence for Metastatic Carcinoma in a Young Man from Ancient Nubia (c. 1200BC).

Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence (2014)
Journal Article
Rubini, M., Zaio, P., & Roberts, C. (2014). Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence. HOMO, 65(1), 13-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchb.2013.07.006

Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are infections caused by Mycobacteria. This paper documents new skeletal evidence in Italy from the Iron Age site of Corvaro (Central Italy; 5th century BCE) and the Roman site of Palombara (Central Italy; 4th–5th centur... Read More about Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence.