The Origin and Antiquity of Syphilis
Paleopathological Diagnosis and Interpretation [and Comments and Reply]
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7194852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brenda J Baker (0000-0002-9277-7815), George J Armelagos, Marshall Joseph Becker, Don Brothwell, Andrea G Drusini, Andrea Drusini, Marie Clabeaux Geise, Marc A Kelley, Iwataro Moritoto, A Morris (0000-0003-0130-6688), Alan G Morris, George T Nurse, Mary Lucas Powell, Bruce M Rothschild, Bruce Rothschild (0000-0003-1327-6615), Shelley R Saunder, Shelley R Saunders |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 703-737 |
| Publication date | 1988-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-3204 • E-ISSN: 1537-5382 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/203691 |
| PMID | 11613900 |
| OpenAlex | W2236418998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 101 |
| References cited | 13 |
Archaeology · Art history · George (robot · Interpretation (philosophy · Rothschild · Classics · Forensic and Genetic Research · History · Philosophy · Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
The Palaeopathology of Skulls Recovered from a Medieval Cave Cemetery near Safed, Israel (Thirteenth to Seventeenth Century)
Skeletal evidence of probable treponemal infection in free-ranging African apes
Syphilis 2001 a palaeopathological reappraisal
Disease, Darwin, and medicine in the third epidemiological transition
Subadult health and disease in prehistoric Tonga, Polynesia
The Bioarchaeology of Children
Congenital Syphilis in the Archaeological Record
Possible paleopathological evidence of treponematosis from a megalithic site at Agripalle, India
The Depiction of Smallpox and Other Dermatologic Lesions on the Surfaces of Ancient Terracotta Statues from Mali, West Africa
Human skeletal paleopathology
Diagnosis and evaluation of causative factors for the presence of endemic treponemal disease in a Japanese sub-tropical island population from the Tokugawa period
Treponemal infection in Peru's Early Colonial period
Treponematosis in a pre-Columbian hunter-gatherer male from Antofagasta (1830 ± 20 BP, Northern Coast of Chile)
A singular case of advanced caries sicca in a pre-Columbian skull from East Tennessee
Advances in the molecular detection of tuberculosis in pre-contact Andean South America
Syphilis in an Italian medieval jewish community
An isotopic case study of individuals with syphilis from the pathological-anatomical reference collection of the national museum in Prague (Czech Republic, 19th century A.D.)
The origin and antiquity of syphilis revisited
Evaluating life history trade‐offs through the presence of linear enamel hypoplasia at Pueblo Bonito and Hawikku
Evolution of infectious disease
L’origine de la syphilis
Differential sampling for genetic analyses of Treponema pallidum and for radiocarbon dating in archaeological bone
Sex and Geographic Differences in Health of the Early Inhabitants of the Mariana Islands
An assessment of health and disease in the prehistoric inhabitants of the Mariana Islands
Unique Aspects of West Coast Treponematosis
Old World Origins of Syphilis in New York
The West Sepik Gnau were never in Guam and other factual errors
Scientific Integrity, Conflict of Interest and Mythology Related to Analysis of Treponematoses
Evidencia De Treponematosis en Lacueva De La Candelaria, Coahuila, Con Énfasis en Un Bulto Mortuorio Infantil
La Treponematosis (Yaws) en Las Poblaciones Prehispánicas Del Desierto De Atacama (Norte De Chile)
Transitions Among Treponematoses in Ancient Mexico
Preconceived Notions and Hypothesis Testing
Occurrence and Transitions Among the Treponematoses in North America
Historical Background of the Human Treponematoses
Sickness, Starvation, and Death in Early Hispaniola
Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Leprosy and Yaws in the Indonesian Archipelago, 1500-1950
The Rise and Fall of Syphilis in Renaissance Europe
Health in Ancient Mariana Islanders
Elustiil ja tervis preindustriaalses linnas
Moving Forward
Bioarchaeology
Congenital Syphilis in the Archaeological Record
Multiple Cases with Probable Treponemal Infection from 16th to 19th Centuries Romania
Treponematosis in Pre‐Spanish Western Micronesia
Infectious diseases and Neolithic transformations
Population Dispersal and Human Health at Moundville
Treponematoses — Origins and 1.5 million years of transition
The origin and antiquity of syphilis (treponematosis), in southeast Asia
Treponematosis in Pre-Columbian Jamaica
The limits of biomolecular palaeopathology
Palaeopathology of the Kechipawan site
Effects of cultural change on health and fertility in Amazonian Indian societies
The origins of agriculture
When Strangers Met
On Equal Terms
Patterns of anemia and infection from medieval York, England
Genomics, the origins of agriculture, and our changing microbe‐scape
Treponematosis and Lyme borreliosis connections
An ectocranial lesion on the middle Pleistocene human cranium from Hulu Cave, Nanjing, China
Treponemal disease in the middle Archaic to early Woodland periods of the western Tennessee River Valley
Immunologic aspects of human colostrum and milk—A misinterpretation
A case of congenital syphilis during the colonial period in Mexico City
Rib lesions in a prehistoric Puebloan sample from southwestern Colorado
Congenital syphilis in the past
Advancing the understanding of treponemal disease in the past and present
Isotopic tracing of the impact of mobility on infectious disease
Evidence of skeletal treponematosis from the medieval burial ground of S t. M ary S pital, L ondon, and implications for the origins of the disease in E urope
Bioarchaeology in the ancient N ear E ast
Two probable cases of treponemal disease of Medieval date from England
Pre‐Columbian treponemal disease from 14th century AD Safed, Israel, and implications for the medieval eastern Mediterranean
Regional, social, and evolutionary perspectives on treponemal infection in the Southeastern United States
Apple Down 152
A new world of infectious disease
Treponematosis in regional and chronological perspective from central Gulf Coast Florida
The evolution of human disease and the rise of allergy
Ancient pathogen genomics
Pre-Columbian treponematosis in medieval Britain
A possible case of treponemal disease from England dating to the 11th-12th century AD
Volcanoes, medicine, and monasticism
A Roman Skeleton with Possible Treponematosis in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula
Pre-Columbian congenital syphilis from the late antiquity in France
A case of treponematosis from pre-Columbian Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
A pre-Columbian case of congenital syphilis from Anatolia (Nicaea, 13th century AD)
Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist
The Science Behind Pre‐Columbian Evidence of Syphilis in Europe
On the Trail of the Twisted Treponeme
Health and demography of native Amazonians
Health in Prehistoric Populations of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands
Disease and Infertility
The Biological Encounter
Why Anthropologists Study Human Remains
Evidence of Periostitis in Joseon Dynasty Skeletons
Pandora's box
A brief history of syphilis in the Czech Lands
Renaissance mercurial therapy in the mummies of Saint Domenico Maggiore in Naples
Um possível caso de sífilis adquirida num esqueleto oriundo da Ermida do Espírito Santo (séculos XV–XIX, Almada, Portugal)
Treponemal disease in the Old World? Integrated palaeopathological assessment of a 9th–11th century skeleton from north-central Spain
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
Scholarly consequences
George John Armelagos (1936-2014)
Diagnostic Criteria of Syphilis, Yaws and Treponarid (Treponematoses) and of Some Other Diseases in Dry Bones
The Nature of Biblical ‘Leprosy’ and the use of Alternative Medical Terms in Modern Translations of the Bible
Lesions of the frontal bone in American Indians
A possible case of pre‐columbian treponematosis from New York State
Evidence for prehistoric cardiovascular disease of syphilitic origin on the Northern Plains
Human treponematosis and tuberculosis
The Evolution of Mycobacterial Disease in Human Populations
Admiral of the Ocean Sea. A Life of Christopher Columbus
The Palaeopathology of Early British Man
The Early History of Syphilis
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| Citations per year | 2,81 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2025 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 98 |