D Piombino-Mascali
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 21477 |
|---|---|
| NOME | D Piombino-Mascali |
| PRENOMES | D |
| SOBRENOME | Piombino-Mascali |
| ASSINATURA | PIOMBINO-MASCALI D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Vilnius University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8277-8745 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 46 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Echoes of Privilege
The mummified remains of a middle‐aged adult male were discovered in the Church of Saint Joseph of the Carpenters in Lisbon, Portugal. Likely dating to the 18th century, the body was naturally mummified, richly clothed, and buried within a church—an honor typically reserved for elite individuals. Radiographic analysis revealed classic signs of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH), a condition marked by flowing ossification along thorac…
Reconstructing infant feeding practices through stable isotope analysis
Preserved human remains from Militello Rosmarino (Sicily, 18th-19th centuries AD)
Human mummies are an invaluable resource for bioarchaeology, providing insights into past diseases, behaviors, and funerary practices. However, their long-term preservation poses challenges, particularly when displayed publicly or stored in uncontrolled environments. This study seeks to assess the condition of an assemblage of spontaneously mummified religious dignitaries from Sicily, located in the recently reopened crypt of the mother church of…
Aortic paleopathology
This report investigates a probable aortic aneurysm in a skeleton from Kedainiai, Lithuania, assessing cardiovascular signs within a sample of 22 adults. Notably, sternal bone changes indicative of chronic aneurysmal pressure were observed. The remains, identified as those of a middle-aged adult male (ca. 50 years old), exhibited an oval-shaped perforation and surrounding erosion and remodeling on the sternal body, consistent with chronic pressur…
Crocodile Rock! A Bioarchaeological Study of Ancient Egyptian Reptile Remains from the National Museum of Lithuania
Remnants of what was believed to be a single baby crocodile, originating from ancient Egypt and curated in the National Museum of Lithuania, have been recently assessed using noninvasive and nondestructive techniques. These had been donated in 1862 to the then Museum of Antiquities by the prominent Polish-Lithuanian collector Count Michał Tyszkiewicz. After careful investigation of the three mummified reptile fragments available, the authors were…
A multidisciplinary investigation of a mummified Egyptian head and analysis of its associated resinous material from the Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum in Palermo (Sicily)
Among the 70 items donated by the abbot Antonio Pietro Paternostro to the former National Museum of Palermo (now Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum) in 1870, an ancient Egyptian mummified human head stands out. In 2022 the finding was submitted for a multidisciplinary investigation that relied upon non-invasive or minimally invasive approaches. Investigations revealed that this is a possible female head, which was likely subjected to trans-na…
Public attitudes towards the display of non-adult mummies in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo are one of the most visited sites on the island of Sicily and are home to one of the world's largest assemblages of human mummies. Within the framework of a multidisciplinary project aimed at investigating the biohistories of non-adults buried at this site, the authors wished to better understand how visitors felt about the display of these young individuals and whether they had prior knowledge of these mummies b…
Alfredo Salafia’s handwritten memoir and the embalming of Rosalia Lombardo
century, treated a number of corpses with his own preservation method. Among them was the young Rosalia Lombardo, just shy of two years old at the time of her death, whose remarkable preservation has brought her significant attention. It is well documented that Salafia had concocted a formula for a highly advanced embalming fluid which is believed to have been used to preserve Lombardo. This is referenced in a book and in two unpublished document…
On some mummy findings from the Semmelweis Museum of Medical History, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest
The permanent exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum, Semmelweis Museum of Medical History of Budapest, Hungary, displays some human remains believed to originate from ancient Egypt. Within the framework of the Nephthys Project, three objects consisting of two heads and one foot were studied via paleoimaging and archaeometric techniques in order to provide new anthropological and paleopathological data. It is argued here that even partial or…
A possible case of paralysis in early modern Vilnius and the implications for social care
On some paleopathological examples of amputation and the implications for healthcare in 13th-17th century Lithuania
The Battle of Memel
Molecular identification of parasites in an intestinal coprolite from a mummified religious dignitary of the Piraino Mother Church crypt, Sicily
Ethical Considerations Associated with the Display and Analysis of Juvenile Mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Sicily) are a unique and culturally rich site utilized from the late sixteenth to mid-twentieth century. The Catacombs are home to the largest collection (n = 1,284) of partly or completely mummified remains in Europe, and the largest assemblage of juvenile mummies (n = 163) in Sicily. As a result, the site attracts thousands of visitors every year. This raises a number of ethical concerns in terms of the preser…
A bioarchaeological approach for the examination of two Lithuanian clergymen
In the summer of 2019, members of the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University were summoned by the diocese of Telšiai to carry out an investigation of the mortal remains of Juozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis and Simonas Mykolas Giedraitis, two high religious dignitaries entombed in the crypt of the parish of St Peter and St Paul, Apostles, at Varniai (Samogitia, Lithuania). The aim of the study was to confirm their identity, to obtain data for compil…
Hunger, disease, and subtle lesions
This paper reports a case study of 43 fetuses and perinates from four mass graves and two double burials from the cemetery of St. Jacob in Tartu (SE Estonia). The burials were dated to the 13th-15th centuries AD and located outside the cemetery walls, and likely can be linked to historically recorded episodes of famine and epidemic in medieval Livonia. All individuals belonged to the fetal and perinatal age categories, meaning they were either ab…
Ascenzi, Antonio
Ruffer, Marc Armand
Ruffer, Marc Armand
Mummy Studies
Ascenzi, Antonio
Ascenzi, Antonio
Ruffer, Mark Armand
Possible evidence for care and treatment in the Tyrolean Iceman
Mummy Stories
This article represents a summary of the author’s past 12 years of research on several mummy sets. As mummy studies expand as a sub-specialty of biological anthropology, it is important to highlight the significant contribution that the study of preserved remains can provide to both archaeology and history
Paleopathology in the Piraino mummies as illustrated by X-rays
This paper presents the first radiological investigation of a collection of Sicilian mummies held in a crypt beneath the Mother Church of Piraino, Italy. The chamber contains 26 preserved bodies of religious dignitaries, either conserved vertically in special wall niches or horizontally on wooden shelves. The majority of bodies are clothed, and transportation outside of the crypt was not feasible. Therefore assessment of the remains via paleoradi…
Hunger, disease, and subtle lesions
This paper reports a case study of 43 fetuses and perinates from four mass graves and two double burials from the cemetery of St. Jacob in Tartu (SE Estonia). The burials were dated to the 13th-15th centuries AD and located outside the cemetery walls, and likely can be linked to historically recorded episodes of famine and epidemic in medieval Livonia. All individuals belonged to the fetal and perinatal age categories, meaning they were either ab…
Ethical Considerations Associated with the Display and Analysis of Juvenile Mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Sicily) are a unique and culturally rich site utilized from the late sixteenth to mid-twentieth century. The Catacombs are home to the largest collection (n = 1,284) of partly or completely mummified remains in Europe, and the largest assemblage of juvenile mummies (n = 163) in Sicily. As a result, the site attracts thousands of visitors every year. This raises a number of ethical concerns in terms of the preser…
Human mummification practices among the Ibaloy of Kabayan, North Luzon, the Philippines
The province of Benguet, situated in North Luzon, the Philippines, holds a large number of ancient mummified remains, mostly located within the municipality of Kabayan. Such bodies are mainly associated to the Ibaloy - one of the indigenous groups collectively known as Igorot - and are stored in natural rockshelters or caves carved into the stone, inside wooden coffins often obtained from hollowed pine tree segments. Recent inspections of some of…
Archaeoentomological and archaeoacarological investigations of embalming jar contents from the San Lorenzo Basilica in Florence, Italy
Dietary analysis of Piraino 1, Sicily, Italy
Public attitudes towards the display of non-adult mummies in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo are one of the most visited sites on the island of Sicily and are home to one of the world's largest assemblages of human mummies. Within the framework of a multidisciplinary project aimed at investigating the biohistories of non-adults buried at this site, the authors wished to better understand how visitors felt about the display of these young individuals and whether they had prior knowledge of these mummies b…
Alfredo Salafia’s handwritten memoir and the embalming of Rosalia Lombardo
century, treated a number of corpses with his own preservation method. Among them was the young Rosalia Lombardo, just shy of two years old at the time of her death, whose remarkable preservation has brought her significant attention. It is well documented that Salafia had concocted a formula for a highly advanced embalming fluid which is believed to have been used to preserve Lombardo. This is referenced in a book and in two unpublished document…
Four cases of beheading from 14th-17th century Lithuania
centuries A.D. that reveal evidence of perimortem lesions in the cervical and thoracic vertebrae. The osteological and radiological study of the affected bones suggests that the individuals might have been victims of episodes of interpersonal violence, rather than subjected to capital punishment.
Dois exemplos medievais de violência interpessoal na Itália setentrional
No presente artigo descrevem‐se dois casos de violência interpessoal, cronologicamente enquadráveis no período medievo e provenientes da Itália setentrional. Ambos os indivíduos continham um fragmento da arma agressora ainda in situ. O estudo antropológico destes remanescentes esqueléticos permitiu a reconstrução da dinâmica da agressão e o estabelecimento da sua provável causa de morte.
Dietary analysis of Piraino 1, Sicily, Italy
Parasitism of the Zweeloo Woman
Taphonomic considerations of a whipworm infection in a mummy from the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania
Preface to the special issue on mummy studies
Aimed at marking the creation of the "Lithuanian Mummy Project" -an investigation of mummifi ed remains present in the most southern of the Baltic Stateswe wished to gather research articles carried out by our collaborators and colleagues active in the fi eld of mummy studies. Th is XXIII volume of Papers on Anthropology contains a selection of invited papers by mummy scholars from America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. In accordance with the mult…
Atherosclerosis in mummified human remains from Vilnius, Lithuania (18th–19th centuries AD)
OBJECTIVE: Through the study of preserved human remains, it is now known that atherosclerosis, commonly thought to be a modern disease, also existed in historic and prehistoric periods. To date, however, little evidence of atherosclerosis has been reported in samples of tissues from spontaneously mummified bodies that are often found in European crypts and churches. METHODS: Within the framework of the Lithuanian Mummy Project, whole-body compute…
Ancient Egyptians in Lithuania
Since 2011, ancient Egyptian mummified human remains from collections in Lithuania have been subjected to scientific analysis in an attempt to assess the lives and deaths of the individuals, and how their bodies were treated after death in order to achieve bodily preservation. In total, six mummies were studied using computed tomography to obtain the maximum amount of useful data in a non-invasive manner. This paper outlines the aims of the resea…
Skeletal pathological conditions of Lithuanian mummies
This report examines the bone lesions found during CT investigations of mummies from the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Observed pathological conditions include a single fracture, osteoarthritis, malpositions and dental disease, as well as some normal variants of the human skeleton. These palaeopathological data provide a clearer picture of the mummies’ osteobiographies, and serve as a reminder about the importance of …
Evidence of probable tuberculosis in Lithuanian mummies
Taphonomic considerations for the analysis of parasites in archaeological materials
Archaeoentomological and archaeoacarological investigations of embalming jar contents from the San Lorenzo Basilica in Florence, Italy
Paleopathology in the Piraino mummies as illustrated by X-rays
This paper presents the first radiological investigation of a collection of Sicilian mummies held in a crypt beneath the Mother Church of Piraino, Italy. The chamber contains 26 preserved bodies of religious dignitaries, either conserved vertically in special wall niches or horizontally on wooden shelves. The majority of bodies are clothed, and transportation outside of the crypt was not feasible. Therefore assessment of the remains via paleoradi…
Dental investigation of mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (circa 18th–19th century CE)
Human mummification practices among the Ibaloy of Kabayan, North Luzon, the Philippines
The province of Benguet, situated in North Luzon, the Philippines, holds a large number of ancient mummified remains, mostly located within the municipality of Kabayan. Such bodies are mainly associated to the Ibaloy - one of the indigenous groups collectively known as Igorot - and are stored in natural rockshelters or caves carved into the stone, inside wooden coffins often obtained from hollowed pine tree segments. Recent inspections of some of…
Mummy Studies
Aufderheide, Arthur Carl
Evidence of aortic dissection and Marfan syndrome in a mummy from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily
CT checklist and scoring system for the assessment of soft tissue preservation in human mummies
A rare case of child abuse from early modern Lithuania
Pollen evidence of medicine from an embalming jar associated with Vittoria della Rovere, Florence, Italy
Four cases of beheading from 14th-17th century Lithuania
centuries A.D. that reveal evidence of perimortem lesions in the cervical and thoracic vertebrae. The osteological and radiological study of the affected bones suggests that the individuals might have been victims of episodes of interpersonal violence, rather than subjected to capital punishment.
Ascenzi, Antonio
Ascenzi, Antonio
Ruffer, Mark Armand
Possible evidence for care and treatment in the Tyrolean Iceman
Paleopathology and ancient diseases (29 obras) · Archaeology (22 obras) · History (22 obras) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (21 obras) · Medicine (18 obras) · Geography (15 obras) · Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (14 obras) · Biology (10 obras) · Ancient history (8 obras) · Paleopathology (8 obras)