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A case of skeletal tuberculosis from Roman Towcester

Bibliographic Data

ID4635270
AuthorsT Anderson (0009-0009-7007-8712, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume11
Issue6
Pages444-446
Publication date2001-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.593
OpenAlexW2041122039
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited4

An adult male from a Roman inhumation cemetery at Towcester, Northamptonshire, displays clear evidence of Pott's disease of the spine. This short report has been prompted by the fact that relatively few cases of skeletal tuberculosis have been identified from Roman contexts in Britain. Copyright (c) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Ancient history · Archaeology · Pathology · Tuberculosis · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · History of Medicine Studies · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,17
Citation span2003 - 2020 (18)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3
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