A5047270294- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
University of Rome Tor Vergata
2023
Moesgaard Museum
2021-2022
Aarhus University
2019-2022
Leprosy can lead to blood depletion in Zn, Ca, Mg, and Fe enrichment Cu. In late medieval Europe, minerals were used treat leprosy. Here, physiological responses leprosy possible evidence of treatment are investigated enamel, dentine, cementum sufferers from Denmark (n = 12) early 20th century Romania 2). Using SXRF LA-ICP-TOFMS, 12 elements mapped 15 tooth thin sections, the statistical covariation paired was computed assess their biological relevance. The results show marked covariations...
Abstract Objectives By focusing on two Danish leprosaria (Næstved and Odense; 13th–16th c. CE) using diet origin as proxies, we follow a multi‐isotopic approach to reconstruct life histories of patients investigate how leprosy affected both institutionalized individuals the medieval community whole. Materials Methods We combine archaeology, historical sources, biological anthropology, isotopic analyses (δ 13 C, δ 15 N, 34 S, 87 Sr/ 86 Sr) radiocarbon dating, further analyze bones with...
Abstract Cats are hypercarnivorous, opportunistic animals that have adjusted to anthropogenic environments since the Neolithic period. Through humans, either by direct feeding and/or scavenging on food scraps, diet of cats has been enriched with they cannot kill themselves (e.g., large mammals, fish). Here, we conducted carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratio analysis reconstruct medieval investigate cat-human interactions in two harbor sites (Qalhât, Oman Siraf, Iran). The included 28 cat...
Abstract Here we present the first isotopic investigation of a Vandalic period site (ca. 5th–6th centuries AD), Theodosian Wall cemetery at Carthage, in modern day Tunis, Tunisia. The focus this research is to determine general diet and food consumption patterns population during important pivotal antiquity North Africa. To end, collagen stable isotope ratios (δ 13 C, δ 15 N) are reported for variety fauna ( n = 20) humans 70). human mean±SD results C −19.3 ± 0.4‰; N 10.7 1.4‰) reflect that...
With 3 figures and 5 tables Summary: During the 12 th 13 centuries, numerous leprosy hospitals were founded in Europe.Given that was not considered infectious, this may reflect social dimensions of disease.Aiming at exploring impact on medieval people organisation Danish leprosarium Naestved, we reconstructed diet twenty patients using stable isotopes, compared our results with relevant historical data.The isotope revealed a terrestrial C3 small contribution aquatic foods.Contrary to...