Luca Ventura
Biographic Data
| ID | 3680360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luca Ventura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luca |
| FAMILY NAME | Ventura |
| SIGNATURE | VENTURA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Division of Pathology San Salvatore Hospital L'Aquila Italy |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1526-3941 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Old Acquaintances Reappear: The Human Remains in the “Chiesa Vecchia” of Filetto, L’Aquila, Central Italy
Shortly after the discovery of mummies in the village of Calascio, inner Abruzzo region an additional site in the same area has been brought to light in Filetto, a small hermit belonging to the municipality of L’Aquila. Since 2001, a collection of human remains dating back to 19th century was known to be present inside a crypt beneath the ruins of the Chiesa Vecchia (old church). The recent recovery of the ruined church allowed us to come across …
Examining pathogen DNA recovery across the remains of a 14th century Italian friar (Blessed Sante) infected with Brucella melitensis
Mumije u crkvi Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Calascio: Novo nalazište u regiji Abruzzo, središnja Italija
The inner Abruzzo region, corresponding to the province of L’Aquila, is a land of mountains and highlands in central Italy. Its environmental conditions greatly foster spontaneous mummification, and the area is well known for the human mummies found in the last decades. We present a newly discovered collection of mummified remains in the village of Calascio, located 1,210 meters above sea level, near Gran Sasso Mountain. Here, the Franciscan conv…
Bilateral fabella in the mummy of the Blessed Jean Bassand (c. 1360–1445): A unique description in ancient human remains
Objectives We report an ancient case of bilateral fabella, diagnosed in the mummified body of the Blessed Jean Bassand, dating back to the 15th century. Materials and Methods The mummy belonged to an elderly subject and underwent canonical recognition by external inspection, digital radioscopic and X‐ray examination and computed tomography (CT) scanning. Results Plain films, CT scans and visual inspection displayed two bilateral, discrete, rounde…
Medical imaging as a taphonomic tool: The naturally-mummified bodies from Takarkori rock shelter (Tadrart Acacus, SW Libya, 6100-5600 uncal BP)
Purpose Medical imaging applied to archaeological human remains represents a powerful tool for the study of specimens of exceptionally fragile nature. Here, the authors report a tomographic computerized investigation on the naturally mummified human remains from the Takarkori rock shelter (Libyan Sahara), dated to the Middle Pastoral Neolithic (ca. 6100-5600 uncal BP). The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Medical radi…
Paleopathological studies in the inner Abruzzo Region (Central Italy)
Res_por:Nos ultimos anos efetuamos um estudo sistematico dos restos humanos da regiao de Abruzzo (Italia) de modo a criar um mapa do material paleopatologico. Esta e uma regiao de montanhas e terras altas com condicoes climaticas e ambientais favoraveis a mumificacao natural. Investigamos os vestigios mumificados e esqueleticos de oito series, algumas das quais apresentadas pela primeira vez na literatura paleopatologica, compreendendo um periodo…
The natural mummies of Popoli: A new site in the inner Abruzzo Region (Central Italy)
The authors describe the preliminary investigation of the natural mummies found in the church of the Holy Trinity in Popoli (inner Abruzzo region, Central Italy) and dating back from 1734 to 1845.The project was featured as an episode in the National Geographic Channel series "The Mummy Road Show".The mummy of a male individual, 35-40 years old, underwent non-destructive examination with radiological, endoscopical, histological and X-ray diffract…
Bilateral fabella in the mummy of the Blessed Jean Bassand (c. 1360–1445): A unique description in ancient human remains
Objectives We report an ancient case of bilateral fabella, diagnosed in the mummified body of the Blessed Jean Bassand, dating back to the 15th century. Materials and Methods The mummy belonged to an elderly subject and underwent canonical recognition by external inspection, digital radioscopic and X‐ray examination and computed tomography (CT) scanning. Results Plain films, CT scans and visual inspection displayed two bilateral, discrete, rounde…
Paleopathological studies in the inner Abruzzo Region (Central Italy)
Res_por:Nos ultimos anos efetuamos um estudo sistematico dos restos humanos da regiao de Abruzzo (Italia) de modo a criar um mapa do material paleopatologico. Esta e uma regiao de montanhas e terras altas com condicoes climaticas e ambientais favoraveis a mumificacao natural. Investigamos os vestigios mumificados e esqueleticos de oito series, algumas das quais apresentadas pela primeira vez na literatura paleopatologica, compreendendo um periodo…
The natural mummies of Popoli: A new site in the inner Abruzzo Region (Central Italy)
The authors describe the preliminary investigation of the natural mummies found in the church of the Holy Trinity in Popoli (inner Abruzzo region, Central Italy) and dating back from 1734 to 1845.The project was featured as an episode in the National Geographic Channel series "The Mummy Road Show".The mummy of a male individual, 35-40 years old, underwent non-destructive examination with radiological, endoscopical, histological and X-ray diffract…
Medical imaging as a taphonomic tool: The naturally-mummified bodies from Takarkori rock shelter (Tadrart Acacus, SW Libya, 6100-5600 uncal BP)
Purpose Medical imaging applied to archaeological human remains represents a powerful tool for the study of specimens of exceptionally fragile nature. Here, the authors report a tomographic computerized investigation on the naturally mummified human remains from the Takarkori rock shelter (Libyan Sahara), dated to the Middle Pastoral Neolithic (ca. 6100-5600 uncal BP). The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Medical radi…
Bilateral fabella in the mummy of the Blessed Jean Bassand (c. 1360–1445): A unique description in ancient human remains
Objectives We report an ancient case of bilateral fabella, diagnosed in the mummified body of the Blessed Jean Bassand, dating back to the 15th century. Materials and Methods The mummy belonged to an elderly subject and underwent canonical recognition by external inspection, digital radioscopic and X‐ray examination and computed tomography (CT) scanning. Results Plain films, CT scans and visual inspection displayed two bilateral, discrete, rounde…
Examining pathogen DNA recovery across the remains of a 14th century Italian friar (Blessed Sante) infected with Brucella melitensis
Mumije u crkvi Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Calascio: Novo nalazište u regiji Abruzzo, središnja Italija
The inner Abruzzo region, corresponding to the province of L’Aquila, is a land of mountains and highlands in central Italy. Its environmental conditions greatly foster spontaneous mummification, and the area is well known for the human mummies found in the last decades. We present a newly discovered collection of mummified remains in the village of Calascio, located 1,210 meters above sea level, near Gran Sasso Mountain. Here, the Franciscan conv…
Old Acquaintances Reappear: The Human Remains in the “Chiesa Vecchia” of Filetto, L’Aquila, Central Italy
Shortly after the discovery of mummies in the village of Calascio, inner Abruzzo region an additional site in the same area has been brought to light in Filetto, a small hermit belonging to the municipality of L’Aquila. Since 2001, a collection of human remains dating back to 19th century was known to be present inside a crypt beneath the ruins of the Chiesa Vecchia (old church). The recent recovery of the ruined church allowed us to come across …
Paleopathology and ancient diseases (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · History (2 works)