Ana Luisa Santos
Biographic Data
| ID | 81790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Luisa Santos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana Luisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Santos |
| SIGNATURE | SANTOS A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Coimbra |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6073-1532 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 64 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 210 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 64 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Porous skeletal lesions and respiratory infection-related changes in Chalcolithic non-adults: A biocultural approach from Camino del Molino (southeastern Iberia)
OBJECTIVES: This study hypothesizes that the co-occurrence of porous skeletal lesions (PSL) and respiratory infection-related changes influenced non-adult morbidity in prehistoric communities. MATERIALS: All articulated non-adult skeletons (n = 48) from the Chalcolithic (3rd millennium BCE) burial site of Camino del Molino, SE Iberia. METHODS: The presence/absence of PSL (cribra orbitalia, cribra cranii, and cribra femoralis) and infection-relate…
Cribra orbitalia and cribra cranii in perspective: Rethinking etiology through life course and ONE Paleopathology approaches
OBJECTIVE: Porous cranial lesions (PCLs)-cribra orbitalia and cribra cranii-are frequently observed in human skeletal remains. This article aims to review how PCLs have been interpreted over time and to challenge oversimplistic associations while proposing a more comprehensive and integrative framework for their analysis in line with recent bioarcheological perspectives. METHODS: A critical literature review of theoretical and empirical studies o…
Skeletal Trauma and Social Dynamics in Medieval Silves (Southern Portugal): Islamic Versus Christian Populations
Skeletal trauma provides insight into both accidental injury and interpersonal violence, reflecting everyday risk and social dynamics. This study tests the hypothesis that trauma, particularly among males, was more prevalent in the Islamic population of Silves (9th–13th centuries) than in the subsequent Christian rule (13th century onwards), within a historically contested urban setting. A total of 133 individuals aged over 12 years of age were m…
Réplica do sapato do “gigante Guyposcoano”: Ressignificação do objeto nas coleções da Universidade de Coimbra
No acervo do Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra, herdeiro do Museu de História Natural e do Museu Antropológico, encontra-se a réplica de um sapato direito atribuído a um indivíduo designado como “gigante Guyposcoano”. O presente estudo visa reconstruir a trajetória deste objeto e refletir sobre o seu valor enquanto testemunho histórico e científico. O sapato, averbado no inventário de 1881 do Gabinete de História Natural da Universidade…
Restos humanos em coleções museológicas: Controvérsias e dilemas éticos. Entrevista com Ana Luísa Santos
Ana Luísa Santos é Investigadora e Professora de Antropologia Biológica no Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade de Coimbra, tendo coordenado o Museu Antropológico, entre 2006 e 2010. A partir de uma conversa virtual conduzida por Elisa Noronha e Patrícia Roque Martins foram abordadas questões relacionadas com os restos humanos em coleções museológicas e sobre o modo como este tema evoluiu ao longo dos últimos anos. São aprofundadas qu…
Schmorl's nodes in a historic adult skeletal sample (19th to 20th centuries): An analysis of age, sex and occupation
OBJECTIVE: This study explores the interplay between age-at-death, sex and occupation and the presence, location and severity of Schmorl's nodes. MATERIALS: Vertebral columns of 327 individuals, 180 (55.1%) males and 147 (44.9%) females, with age-at-death between 20 and 65 years old, with known occupation. METHODS: Schmorl's nodes were recorded as present/absent and by location and severity. RESULTS: In this sample, 58.7% (192/327) of individuals…
Elemental analysis using portable X-ray fluorescence: Guidelines for the study of dry human bone
OBJECTIVE: X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is a non-destructive technique that measures the elemental concentration of different materials, including human bone. Recently, it began to be applied to paleopathological studies due to the development of portable devices and their relative ease of use. However, the lack of uniform procedures hampers comparability and reproducibility. This paper aims to provide guidelines for an efficient and standardized eva…
The uncertain death. Estimating mortality structure by random sampling
Imprecise data produced by commonly applied osteological age‐at‐death estimations profoundly affect all research on age‐dependent mortality in past societies. With uncertain death estimation (UCD), we propose a novel approach to estimating the mortality structure from imprecise data and present a corresponding R package for simple application. Through repeated random sampling of imprecise age‐at‐death ranges, UCD estimates the mortality structure…
Possible thalassemia intermedia in a child (16th–18th century) from the westernmost part of Europe: Potential Association With Malaria and Past Migrations
This study describes a non-adult individual with bone features suggestive of β-thalassemia, a disease commonly found in malaria-endemic regions today and in the past. The skeleton of a 5.5- to 6.5-year-old child exhumed from a 16th- to 18th-century CE necropolis in Almeirim (Portugal) was examined macroscopically, with a scanning electron microscope, and by conventional radiology and computed tomography. This individual shows frontoparietal diplo…
Methods for sex estimation of prepubertal individuals (< 12 years old): Bibliographic review and future directions
century; however, 24 have not been tested yet. Comparing all the methods tested, the percentages of correctly estimated cases are always lower in validation studies. It is suggested that the most promising ones be tested in documented samples by a group of researchers. Thus, the interobserver error would be evaluated and may also lead to new methodological proposals and refinements.
A biocultural study of nasal fracture, violence, and gender using 19th-20th century skeletal remains from Portugal
Nasal fracture is usually described as the most common type of fracture of the facial bones, either alone or associated with other fractures. This work aims to study the nasal fracture among Portuguese individuals from the 19th and 20th centuries. The focus is on patterning in trauma in relation to gender and in the attempt to distinguish violent from accidental injury. The sample comprises 2023 (52.6% males, 47.4% females) individuals from three…
Changes in mortality in a non-industrialized Portugal: Coimbra Municipal Cemetery records (1861–1914) and identified osteological collections
Condylus tertius: A review of a neglected developmental condition
(CT) is a developmental condition affecting the craniovertebral junction. Its prevalence was estimated to be less than 5% and can be asymptomatic or debilitating. This study aims to search for CT in the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection (CISC) and to do a bibliographic review of this neglected developmental defect. Two hundred individuals, from both sexes, and with ages at death between 30 and 59 years old from the CISC were observed macrosc…
Twenty-first century bioarchaeology: Taking stock and moving forward
This article presents outcomes from a Workshop entitled "Bioarchaeology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward," which was held at Arizona State University (ASU) on March 6-8, 2020. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU), and the Center for Bioarchaeological Research (CBR, ASU), the Workshop's overall goal was to explore reasons why research proposals submitted by bioarchaeologists, both g…
Procesos infecciosos en cazadores-recolectores de Patagonia Austral: Evidencias en restos óseos del Holoceno medio y tardío (ca. 5200-100 años aP)
Las enfermedades infecciosas fueron señaladas como la causa principal de muerte en las sociedades pasadas. Sin embargo, hasta el momento son escasos los conocimientos acerca del modo en que afectaron a las poblaciones humanas del sur de Sudamérica. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar el impacto que las enfermedades infecciosas tuvieron sobre las poblaciones de cazadores-recolectores que habitaron Patagonia Austral, a partir de la identificaci…
Frequency and co-occurrence of porous skeletal lesions in identified non-adults from Portugal (19th to 20th centuries) and its association with respiratory infections as cause of death
Porous skeletal lesions (PSL) have been reported in scientific literature since the 19th century, yet their etiology(ies) remains a complex issue under debate. The aim of this study is twofold: evaluate the frequency, co-occurrence, and association of PSL with biological sex and age at death and examine possible relationships between the presence/absence of PSL with the known cause of death (COD). Fifty-six non-adult skeletons from the Coimbra Id…
“Vírus” da exclusão socioeconômico-digital no ensino superior em tempos de Covid-19
Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar os achados de uma pesquisa matriz denominada “Pandemia e educação: narrativas de estudantes do ensino superior público do Estado de Alagoas, Brasil” que, no ano de 2020, problematizou: qual a situação dos/as estudantes em termos de acesso à Internet e aos equipamentos disponíveis para a participação de aulas on-line durante a fase mais aguda da Covid-19? A partir da abordagem quantiqualitativa, e na tentat…
Paleopathological diagnosis of a proportionate short stature on a female skeleton from the Coimbra collection: Turner syndrome versus other causes
The first probable evidence of leprosy in a male individual (17th-19th century AD) unearthed in Northern Portugal (Travanca, Santa Maria da Feira)
Differential diagnosis of a diffuse sclerosis in an identified male skull (early 20th century Coimbra, Portugal): A multimethodological approach for the identification of osteosclerotic dysplasias in …
Anemia, cribra cranii and elemental composition using portable X-ray fluorescence: A study in individuals from the Coimbra Identified Osteological Collections
Atypical dental wear patterns in individuals exhumed from a medieval Islamic necropolis of Santarém (Portugal)
To infer the diet and cultural behaviours of Islamic communities during the medieval period in Portugal, 43 adult skeletons (13 females, 27 males, and 3 individuals of undetermined sex) from the medieval Islamic necropolis of Santarém were analysed. A total of 779 teeth were macroscopically observed to score dental wear and dental alterations as enamel chipping, notching, transversal grooves observed on the mesiodistal occlusal surfaces (TGMOS), …
A new approach to recording nasal fracture in skeletonized individuals
Severe skeletal lesions, osteopenia and growth deficit in a child with pulmonary tuberculosis (mid-20th century, Portugal)
Diet and mobility during the Christian conquest of Iberia: The multi-isotopic investigation of a 12th–13th century military order in Évora, Portugal
A picture of tuberculosis in young Portuguese people in the early 20th century: A multidisciplinary study of the skeletal and historical evidence
The aim of this study was to examine the evidence, and consider the differential diagnosis, for tuberculosis (TB) in juvenile individuals from early 20th century documented skeletons. There are 66 male and female juvenile individuals in the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection (CISC) with an age at death ranging from 7–21 years. The individuals died between 1904–1936 in different areas of Coimbra, Portugal. Eighteen of these individuals died fr…
On the trail of pulmonary tuberculosis based on rib lesions: Results from the human identified skeletal collection from the Museu Bocage (Lisbon, Portugal)
In the last 20 years, studies on human identified skeletal collections have revealed a significant relationship between new bone formation on the visceral surface of ribs and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). To improve methods of differential diagnosis of respiratory diseases in archaeological skeletons, an investigation was conducted on 197 individuals from the Human Identified Skeletal Collection of the Museu Bocage (Lisbon, Portugal). This sample …
Twenty-first century bioarchaeology: Taking stock and moving forward
This article presents outcomes from a Workshop entitled "Bioarchaeology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward," which was held at Arizona State University (ASU) on March 6-8, 2020. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU), and the Center for Bioarchaeological Research (CBR, ASU), the Workshop's overall goal was to explore reasons why research proposals submitted by bioarchaeologists, both g…
Anatomy of a serial killer: Differential diagnosis of tuberculosis based on rib lesions of adult individuals from the Coimbra identified skeletal collection, Portugal
The role of new bone formation on visceral surfaces of ribs in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in past human populations has been explored by many researchers, using both skeletal remains with known causes of death and archaeological samples. This study focuses, firstly, on adult skeletons from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection in Portugal and investigates the skeletal manifestations of individuals known to have died from TB; secondly…
The Coimbra Workshop in Musculoskeletal Stress Markers (MSM): An annotated review
The Workshop in Musculoskeletal Stress Markers (MSM): limitations and achievements in the reconstruction of past activity patterns, was held at the \nUniversity of Coimbra, in Portugal (2nd – 3rd July 2009). The chief goal of the \norganizing committee was to provide a productive environment where researchers could discuss the methodologies and terminology employed for the study of MSM \nas well as assessing how well these enthesopathies serve as…
Pathogenesis of apical periodontal cysts: Guidelines for Diagnosis in Palaeopathology
Apical periodontal cysts are benign lesions developing in relation to the apices of non-vital teeth due to inflammatory response from the infective pulp. These are epithelium-lined bony cavities containing fluid. Despite being widely reported in medical/dental literature, this common condition is poorly diagnosed and documented in the archaeological literature. We aim to clarify the correct terminology, demonstrate bony manifestations at differen…
New Method for Sex Prediction Using the Human Non-Adult Auricular Surface of the Ilium in the Collection of Identified Skeletons of the University of Coimbra
Sex estimation in non-adult skeletons is crucial in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology. It was not extensively considered in the past, mainly because it was stated that the dimorphic osteological features were difficult to identify before adulthood. Over the past few years, this statement was disproved, and the study of numerous dimorphic non-adult skeletal traits was approached. This paper presents a new methodology that evaluates the auri…
Evidence of contact between New and Old World: Paleoparasitological and food remains study in the Tagus river population of Sarilhos Grandes (Montijo, Portugal)
Assessing the influence of occupational and physical activity on the rate of degenerative change of the pubic symphysis in portuguese males from the 19th to 20th century
Among the many factors suggested as potential sources of variation in the rate of ageing of the pubic symphysis is occupational/physical activity, but this has yet to be demonstrated. This study's main goal is to determine whether occupational/physical activity influences the aging process in the pubic symphysis. We analyzed a sample of 161 males (18–96 years) from two Portuguese identified skeletal collections, where age‐related features were re…
Frequency and co-occurrence of porous skeletal lesions in identified non-adults from Portugal (19th to 20th centuries) and its association with respiratory infections as cause of death
Porous skeletal lesions (PSL) have been reported in scientific literature since the 19th century, yet their etiology(ies) remains a complex issue under debate. The aim of this study is twofold: evaluate the frequency, co-occurrence, and association of PSL with biological sex and age at death and examine possible relationships between the presence/absence of PSL with the known cause of death (COD). Fifty-six non-adult skeletons from the Coimbra Id…
A novel approach: Combining dental enamel hypoplasia and paleoparasitological analysis in medieval Islamic individuals buried in Santarém (Portugal)
Paleopathological and paleoparasitological studies seek evidences to understand health and disease in past populations. These two approaches are often used independently despite the obvious importance of its complementary. This paper aims to explore the possible relation between a common indicator of childhood stress and infection by intestinal parasites. Thirty adult individuals from the Islamic necropolis of Santarém (9th-12th cent. AD) were ma…
Atypical dental wear patterns in individuals exhumed from a medieval Islamic necropolis of Santarém (Portugal)
To infer the diet and cultural behaviours of Islamic communities during the medieval period in Portugal, 43 adult skeletons (13 females, 27 males, and 3 individuals of undetermined sex) from the medieval Islamic necropolis of Santarém were analysed. A total of 779 teeth were macroscopically observed to score dental wear and dental alterations as enamel chipping, notching, transversal grooves observed on the mesiodistal occlusal surfaces (TGMOS), …
Paleohistology and the study of human remains: Past, Present and Future Approaches
The invention of the microscope revolutionized the course of human knowledge. This instrument changed the face of science and of previous beliefs, expanded the horizons of knowledge, and challenged philosophical and scientific thought, especially in the field of natural sciences and medicine. In the domain of bioarchaeology, the introduction of histological techniques was important; not only to identify body tissues and to diagnose diseases in mu…
Children at the Convent: Comparing Historical Data, Morphology and DNA Extracted from Ancient Tissues for Sex Diagnosis at Santa Clara-a-Velha (Coimbra, Portugal)
Evaluation of the auricular surface method for non‐adult sex estimation on the Lisbon documented collection
OBJECTIVES: Sex is usually not estimated in skeletonized non-adult individuals because sexual dimorphism is considered minimal before puberty. In 2017, a new approach based on the shape of the auricular surface was proposed, showing that this anatomic area of the ilium is dimorphic. This study tests the reproducibility and evaluates the accuracy of the method in a bigger sample. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty males and 31 females from the Lisbon C…
Exostosis auditiva externa en individuos adultos del holoceno tardío (1500 AP - siglo XIX) en Patagonia Austral
La exostosis auditiva externa (EAE) es una elevación ósea del conducto auditivo externo. Se asocia con la exposición a aguas frías, aunque también con bajas temperaturas, viento, traumas e infecciones repetitivas. Su prevalencia fue poco estudiada en poblaciones del pasado en Patagonia Austral. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estimar la frecuencia de EAE de acuerdo con la región, sexo, edad de muerte y tipo de economía en una muestra de 24 cráneo…
Better a Broader Diagnosis Than a Misdiagnosis: The Study of a Neoplastic Condition in a Male Individual who Died in Early 20th Century (Coimbra, Portugal)
The paleopathological record of neoplastic conditions in the past is considered scarce. The detection of tumours in ancient populations is hindered by the quality and quantity of signs visible on the skeleton, the methodological approach, the preservation of remains, and by difficulties of differential diagnosis. The aims of this paper are to report the extensive and multiple osteolytic lesions observed in an adult male and to discuss the possibl…
Treponematosis in Pre-Columbian Jamaica: A biocultural approach to the human cranium found in Bull Savannah
Beyond the cause of death: Other pathological conditions in a female individual from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection (Portugal)
Identified osteological collections are important sources for pathological studies, especially \nwhen the causes of death of the individuals are known. However, the individual may have suffered \nfrom other disorders, not related to the death and thus absent from written record of death. The aims \nof this paper are to describe the pathological signs perceptible on a skeleton, and to consider the possible \naetiologies beyond the recorded cause o…
Procesos infecciosos en cazadores-recolectores de Patagonia Austral: Evidencias en restos óseos del Holoceno medio y tardío (ca. 5200-100 años aP)
Las enfermedades infecciosas fueron señaladas como la causa principal de muerte en las sociedades pasadas. Sin embargo, hasta el momento son escasos los conocimientos acerca del modo en que afectaron a las poblaciones humanas del sur de Sudamérica. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar el impacto que las enfermedades infecciosas tuvieron sobre las poblaciones de cazadores-recolectores que habitaron Patagonia Austral, a partir de la identificaci…
Diet and mobility during the Christian conquest of Iberia: The multi-isotopic investigation of a 12th–13th century military order in Évora, Portugal
Osteological evidence of short stature and parieto-squamosal arch craniosynostosis in a non-adult male from the 13th century Leiria, Portugal
Conditions that cause bone dysplasias and premature closure of sutures are rare. This study aims to discuss the underlying condition of a juvenile exhumed from the São Martinho church graveyard, Leiria, Portugal. The necropolis's stratigraphy dates this individual ca. 1211 AD, the date the church was founded. The skeleton is 84% complete, and the bones are well preserved. Pelvic morphology indicates a male individual. Age at death estimated from …
Skeletal and Surgical Evidence for Acute Osteomyelitis in Non-Adult Individuals
Osteomyelitis is a non-specific infection of the bone and bone marrow. In the past acute osteomyelitis (AO) led to high mortality especially in non-adults. Nevertheless, its diagnosis in archaeological populations is rare. Documented individuals with known cause of death offer a unique opportunity to study this condition. This article aims to describe the bone lesions in non-adults diagnosed with AO at the Coimbra University Hospital (CUH) and no…
Probable prostate cancer in a pre-Incaic individual from Pukara de la Cueva, northwestern Argentina
Prostate carcinoma is a common malignant neoplasia that mostly metastasizes to bone in males. Nonetheless, the number of paleopathological cases reported is very small. Most of them were identified in Europe, and only two came from South American individuals. The purpose of this paper is to document the lesions identified in a pre-Columbian (around 1400 AD) individual that corresponds to a middle adult male from Pukara de la Cueva, Jujuy province…
The unburied prisoners from the jail of the Inquisition of Évora, Portugal
Death, sex and nutrition: Analysis of the cause of death in the Coimbra human skeletal collection
The Human Skeleton Collection from the "Museu de Antropologia" of the University of Coimbra consists of 505 individuals mainly adults. The data for each of these skeletons includes birth place, the sex as well as the age and cause of death. From this series we have selected only those individuals born in the city of Coimbra. Historical documents provide some knowledge about the diet of these people whose lives span the period between the middle o…
Mortal combat during the medieval christian reconquest in Évora, Portugal
Children at the Convent: Comparing Historical Data, Morphology and DNA Extracted from Ancient Tissues for Sex Diagnosis at Santa Clara-a-Velha (Coimbra, Portugal)
Os caminhos da paleopatologia: Passado E Desafios
O percurso da paleopatologia desde o seu alvorear até à actualidade, onde se segue uma abordagem biocultural e se aplicam meios técnicos sofisticados, é revisto neste trabalho. Em complemento ao desenvolvimento geral da disciplina, também é retratado o seu progresso em Portugal. Em última análise, salienta-se a importância da paleopatologia que, para além de permitir um conhecimento mais aprofundado dos contextos socioculturais e demográficos das…
Recensão a Tudge, C. 2002. Neandertais, bandidos e agricultores: Como começou realmente a agricultura? Coimbra, Quarteto Editora
[Recensão a] Tudge, C. 2002. Neandertais, bandidos e agricultores: Como começou realmente a agricultura
A picture of tuberculosis in young Portuguese people in the early 20th century: A multidisciplinary study of the skeletal and historical evidence
The aim of this study was to examine the evidence, and consider the differential diagnosis, for tuberculosis (TB) in juvenile individuals from early 20th century documented skeletons. There are 66 male and female juvenile individuals in the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection (CISC) with an age at death ranging from 7–21 years. The individuals died between 1904–1936 in different areas of Coimbra, Portugal. Eighteen of these individuals died fr…
Pathological evidence in the Pre-Columbian human remains from the Lee Collection (Jamaica)
The Archaeology Laboratory in the Department of History and Archaeology at UWI has housed the James W. Lee Collection of Arawak artefacts and human remains since 2000.A complete database is being prepared by two of the authors (PAJ and ER) as part of a project under the auspices of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute.The collection spans a total of 265 sites and was collected over a 27 year period .Eight caves and 16 open-air sites produced human remai…
Anatomy of a serial killer: Differential diagnosis of tuberculosis based on rib lesions of adult individuals from the Coimbra identified skeletal collection, Portugal
The role of new bone formation on visceral surfaces of ribs in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in past human populations has been explored by many researchers, using both skeletal remains with known causes of death and archaeological samples. This study focuses, firstly, on adult skeletons from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection in Portugal and investigates the skeletal manifestations of individuals known to have died from TB; secondly…
On the trail of pulmonary tuberculosis based on rib lesions: Results from the human identified skeletal collection from the Museu Bocage (Lisbon, Portugal)
In the last 20 years, studies on human identified skeletal collections have revealed a significant relationship between new bone formation on the visceral surface of ribs and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). To improve methods of differential diagnosis of respiratory diseases in archaeological skeletons, an investigation was conducted on 197 individuals from the Human Identified Skeletal Collection of the Museu Bocage (Lisbon, Portugal). This sample …
Pathogenesis of apical periodontal cysts: Guidelines for Diagnosis in Palaeopathology
Apical periodontal cysts are benign lesions developing in relation to the apices of non-vital teeth due to inflammatory response from the infective pulp. These are epithelium-lined bony cavities containing fluid. Despite being widely reported in medical/dental literature, this common condition is poorly diagnosed and documented in the archaeological literature. We aim to clarify the correct terminology, demonstrate bony manifestations at differen…
Evolution, primates and Charles Darwin
Res_por:Em plenas celebracoes mundiais do “Ano de Darwin 2009” e respondendo ao desafio colocado pela Antropologia Portuguesa, este trabalho pretende realcar o pensamento inovador de Charles Darwin e, simultaneamente, descrever algumas das mais significativas descobertas do registo fossil de primatas. Assim, este artigo nao e um trabalho classico de revisao bibliografica ou um artigo com uma estrutura frequente no mundo das revistas cientificas q…
Body modification and paleopathological evidence in the iconography from the ‘Philosophical Travel’ to Brazilian Amazonia by Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1783 – 1792)
Iconographic representation of humans is an important source of evidence for paleopathologists. This is particularly so in acknowledging sociocultural practices in past and/or extinct populations. The aim of this work is to report images of body modifications and cases of paleopathological interest represented \nin the iconography recovered during the ‘Philosophical Travel’ to the Brazilian \nAmazonia, led by the naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Fe…
Evidence of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in individuals from the Coimbra Skeletal Identified Collection (Portugal)
The Coimbra Workshop in Musculoskeletal Stress Markers (MSM): An annotated review
The Workshop in Musculoskeletal Stress Markers (MSM): limitations and achievements in the reconstruction of past activity patterns, was held at the \nUniversity of Coimbra, in Portugal (2nd – 3rd July 2009). The chief goal of the \norganizing committee was to provide a productive environment where researchers could discuss the methodologies and terminology employed for the study of MSM \nas well as assessing how well these enthesopathies serve as…
Beyond the cause of death: Other pathological conditions in a female individual from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection (Portugal)
Identified osteological collections are important sources for pathological studies, especially \nwhen the causes of death of the individuals are known. However, the individual may have suffered \nfrom other disorders, not related to the death and thus absent from written record of death. The aims \nof this paper are to describe the pathological signs perceptible on a skeleton, and to consider the possible \naetiologies beyond the recorded cause o…
Treponematosis in Pre-Columbian Jamaica: A biocultural approach to the human cranium found in Bull Savannah
Assessing the influence of occupational and physical activity on the rate of degenerative change of the pubic symphysis in portuguese males from the 19th to 20th century
Among the many factors suggested as potential sources of variation in the rate of ageing of the pubic symphysis is occupational/physical activity, but this has yet to be demonstrated. This study's main goal is to determine whether occupational/physical activity influences the aging process in the pubic symphysis. We analyzed a sample of 161 males (18–96 years) from two Portuguese identified skeletal collections, where age‐related features were re…
Leprogenic odontodysplasia: New evidence from the St. Jørgen’s medieval leprosarium cemetery (Odense, Denmark)
Leprogenic odontodysplasia (LO), also known as dens leprosus, consists of anomalous root \ndevelopment of the permanent upper incisors. This dental anomaly was first reported by Danielsen in 1968 among Danish juvenile skeletons from medieval leprosaria cemeteries. As yet, no clinical cases have been documented and the etiological and epidemiological significance of the condition are poorly understood. The aim of this study is to discuss a case of…
Leprosy in individuals unearthed near the Ermida de Santo André and Leprosarium of Beja, Portugal
Documentary sources refer to leprosy patients in the Portuguese territory since the first \ncentury AD, and in the Middle Ages around 70 leprosaria were established. However, prior to 2003 \nthis historical evidence had not been confirmed by archeological findings. The excavation performed \nin monitoring the rehabilitation done by the Polis program in the area of the Ermida de Santo André \n(hermitage of Saint Andrew) allowed the exhumation of s…
Better a Broader Diagnosis Than a Misdiagnosis: The Study of a Neoplastic Condition in a Male Individual who Died in Early 20th Century (Coimbra, Portugal)
The paleopathological record of neoplastic conditions in the past is considered scarce. The detection of tumours in ancient populations is hindered by the quality and quantity of signs visible on the skeleton, the methodological approach, the preservation of remains, and by difficulties of differential diagnosis. The aims of this paper are to report the extensive and multiple osteolytic lesions observed in an adult male and to discuss the possibl…
La danza de los esqueletos: La Enseñanza De La Bioarqueología a Los Niños Y Al Público en General
Los científicos tienen un importante rol en el desarrollo de interfaces entre el conocimiento científico producido y las escuelas y/o el público en general. En Portugal, sin embargo, la transferencia de conocimiento entre las universidades y el público fue una actividad desvalorizada durante décadas. Con el objetivo de contrarrestar esta tendencia, una organización científica sin fines de lucro llamada Grupo de Estudio en Evolución Humana, con lu…
Minería en aljustrel (Portugal): Salud, Enfermedad Y Actividades en Los Habitantes Del Pasado
En 1981 y 1982, se realizó una excavación arqueológica de rescate en los campos asociados a las minas de pirita deAljustrel (Beja, Portugal). Esta área es además conocida como Vipasca, la designación romana de este importantecentro de extracción de cobre, aún activo actualmente. La presente investigación tiene como objetivo el estudio de losrestos osteológicos humanos, alojados en el Museo Municipal de Aljustrel, y su contextualización con el amb…
Skeletal and Surgical Evidence for Acute Osteomyelitis in Non-Adult Individuals
Osteomyelitis is a non-specific infection of the bone and bone marrow. In the past acute osteomyelitis (AO) led to high mortality especially in non-adults. Nevertheless, its diagnosis in archaeological populations is rare. Documented individuals with known cause of death offer a unique opportunity to study this condition. This article aims to describe the bone lesions in non-adults diagnosed with AO at the Coimbra University Hospital (CUH) and no…
Probable prostate cancer in a pre-Incaic individual from Pukara de la Cueva, northwestern Argentina
Prostate carcinoma is a common malignant neoplasia that mostly metastasizes to bone in males. Nonetheless, the number of paleopathological cases reported is very small. Most of them were identified in Europe, and only two came from South American individuals. The purpose of this paper is to document the lesions identified in a pre-Columbian (around 1400 AD) individual that corresponds to a middle adult male from Pukara de la Cueva, Jujuy province…
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